seize

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

seize and take control without authority and possibly with force

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Senses

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capture the attention or imagination of

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affect

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take hold of

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take or capture by force

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hook by a pull on the line

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take possession of by force, as after an invasion

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take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

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Variants

synonym
assumecaptureclutchconfiscateget hold ofgrab
pasttense
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presentparticiple
seizing
thirdpersonsingular
seizes
pastparticiple
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