DICTOMETER

SEIZED

(seize, agarrar, apoderar, apresar, coger, confiscar, empuñar, beslaglegge, gripe, huke, konfiskere, pågripe)

1. Synonyms:
   • Seize
   • Prehend
   • Clutch
   Definitions:
   • take hold of
   • grab
   Examples:
   • The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter
   • She clutched her purse
   • The mother seized her child by the arm
   • Birds of prey often seize small mammals
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Seize
   Definitions:
   • take or capture by force
   Examples:
   • The terrorists seized the politicians
   • The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Appropriate
   • Capture
   • Seize
   • Conquer
   Definitions:
   • take possession of by force, as after an invasion
   Examples:
   • The invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
   • The army seized the town
   • The militia captured the castle
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Impound
   • Attach
   • Sequester
   • Confiscate
   • Seize
   Definitions:
   • take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
   Examples:
   • The FBI seized the drugs
   • The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
   • The police confiscated the stolen artwork
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Assume
   • Usurp
   • Seize
   • Take over
   • Arrogate
   Definitions:
   • seize and take control without authority and possibly with force
   • take as one's right or possession
   Examples:
   • He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town
   • He usurped my rights
   • She seized control of the throne after her husband died
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Seize
   Definitions:
   • hook by a pull on the line
   Examples:
   • Strike a fish
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Seize
   • Clutch
   • Get hold of
   Definitions:
   • affect
   Examples:
   • Fear seized the prisoners
   • The patient was seized with unbearable pains
   • He was seized with a dreadful disease
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Grab
   • Seize
   Definitions:
   • capture the attention or imagination of
   Examples:
   • This story will grab you
   • The movie seized my imagination