English > seize: 8 senses > verb 1, contact| Meaning | take hold of; grab. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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| Examples | - "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"
- "The mother seized her child by the arm"
- "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
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| Synonyms | prehend, clutch |
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| Narrower | catch, grab, take hold of | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of |
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| clasp | grasp firmly |
| claw | Clutch as if in panic |
| clench, clinch | hold in a tight grasp |
| collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop | Take into custody |
| collar | seize by the neck or collar / collar / collar |
| get, catch, capture | succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase |
| grab | Take or grasp suddenly |
| grapple, grip | To grip or seize, as in a wrestling match |
| grip | hold fast or firmly |
| nab | seize suddenly |
| rack | seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block |
| snatch, snatch up, snap | To grasp hastily or eagerly |
| Broader | take, get hold of | Get into one's hands, take physically |
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| Spanish | aferrar, agarrar, apoderar, apresar, asir, capturar, coger, confiscar, embargar, incautar, prender, sobrecoger |
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| Catalan | agafar, agarrar, apoderar-se, apoderar, capturar, colpir, confiscar, embargar, incautar |
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| Nouns | seizing | the act of gripping / gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) |
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English > seize: 8 senses > verb 2, contact| Meaning | Take or capture by force. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Examples | - "The terrorists seized the politicians"
- "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"
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| Narrower | commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirate | Take arbitrarily or by force |
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| kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch | take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom |
| raven | Obtain or seize by violence |
| wrest | Obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically |
| Broader | take, get hold of | Get into one's hands, take physically |
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| Spanish | apoderarse, apoderar, capturar, confiscar, embargar, incautar, prender, tomar |
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| Catalan | apoderar-se, apoderar, capturar, confiscar, embargar, incautar, prendre |
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| Nouns | seizer | a kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship |
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| seizure | the act of taking of a person by force |
English > seize: 8 senses > verb 3, possession| Meaning | Take possession of by force, as after an invasion. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody |
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| Examples | - "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"
- "The army seized the town"
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| Synonyms | appropriate, capture, conquer |
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| Narrower | carry | capture after a fight / fight |
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| Broader | assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate | seize and take control without authority and possibly with force |
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| Spanish | apoderarse, apoderar, captar, capturar, confiscar, conquistar, dominar, embargar, incautar, invadir, ocupar, tomar |
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| Catalan | apoderar-se, apoderar, captar, capturar, confiscar, conquerir, embargar, incautar, prendre |
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| Nouns | seizure | the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property |
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English > seize: 8 senses > verb 4, possession| Meaning | Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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| Example | "The FBI seized the drugs" |
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| Synonyms | impound, attach, sequester, confiscate |
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| Narrower | condemn | Appropriate (property) for public use |
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| distrain | confiscate by distress |
| garnishee, garnish | Take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support |
| Broader | take | Take into one's possession |
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| Similar to | sequester | requisition forcibly, as of enemy property |
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| Spanish | apoderar, capturar, confiscar, decomisar, embargar, incautarse, incautar, intervenir, secuestrar |
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| Catalan | apoderar, capturar, comissar, confiscar, decomissar, embargar, incautar, intervenir |
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| Nouns | seizure | the taking possession of something by legal process |
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English > seize: 8 senses > verb 5, possession| Meaning | seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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| Example | "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" |
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| Synonyms | assume, usurp, take over, arrogate |
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| Narrower | annex | Take (territory) as if by conquest |
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| appropriate, capture, seize, conquer | Take possession of by force, as after an invasion |
| hijack | seize control of |
| preoccupy | Occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance |
| raid | take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock |
| Broader | take | Take by force |
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| Spanish | anexar, apoderar, capturar, confiscar, embargar, incautar, usurpar |
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| Catalan | apoderar, capturar, confiscar, embargar, incautar, usurpar |
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