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seize
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- pronunciation:
- siz
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
seizes, seizing, seized |
| definition 1: |
to take hold of forcibly and quickly.
The police officer seized the man's gun.The smuggled birds were found and seized at the airport.- synonyms:
- grab
- antonyms:
- let go, release, relinquish, surrender
- similar words:
- capture, clasp, clutch, commandeer, confiscate, grasp, grip, snap up, snatch, take, usurp
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| definition 2: |
to apprehend mentally.
He seized the concept immediately.- synonyms:
- apprehend, catch, comprehend, grasp, understand
- similar words:
- absorb, embrace, fathom, gather, get, know, master, perceive, read, savvy
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| definition 3: |
to quickly take advantage of.
Seize the opportunity while it lasts.- synonyms:
- embrace
- antonyms:
- lose
- similar words:
- act upon, grasp, snap, take, utilize
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| definition 4: |
to capture.
The enemy soldiers seized the fort.The police seized the leader of the gang.- synonyms:
- capture, catch
- antonyms:
- free, liberate
- similar words:
- abduct, apprehend, arrest, bag, bust, collar, corral, kidnap, nab, pinch
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| definition 5: |
to take absolute control over.
She was seized by worry.- synonyms:
- possess
- similar words:
- control, dominate, overpower, overwhelm
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| related words: |
appropriate, arrogate, bite, catch, clinch, comprehend, condemn, conquer, deprive, garnish, get, gobble, grab, grapple, hold, levy, nail, pluck, procure, ravish, reach, score, understand, win |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to take something for oneself powerfully and quickly (usu. fol. by "on" or "upon").
She seized on the opportunity to speak her mind.- synonyms:
- grasp, snatch
- similar words:
- grab, pluck
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| definition 2: |
of machine parts, to fuse together so as to prevent operation, usu. because of heat (often fol. by "up").
The dishwasher motor seized up.- similar words:
- fuse, grab
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| related words: |
clutch, fasten, grip, reach, snatch, take, tear |
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