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Detailed Synonyms for seize in English

seize:

to seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)

  1. to seize
    to catch; to grab; to seize; to capture; to trap; to grip
    • catch verb (catches, catched, catching)
    • grab verb (grabs, grabbed, grabbing)
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • capture verb (captures, captured, capturing)
    • trap verb (traps, trapped, trapping)
    • grip verb (grips, gripped, gripping)
  2. to seize
    to seize; take possession of; get hold of something; to secure; to lay one's hands on
  3. to seize
    to confiscate; to seize; to forfeit
    • confiscate verb (confiscates, confiscated, confiscating)
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • forfeit verb (forfeits, forfeited, forfeiting)
  4. to seize
    to obtain; to seize; to get hold of; to seize upon; get one's hands on; to lay one's hands on; to receive for one's portion
  5. to seize
    to conquer; to capture; to seize; to annex
    • conquer verb (conquers, conquered, conquering)
    • capture verb (captures, captured, capturing)
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • annex verb (annexs, annexed, annexing)
    to occupy
    – march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation 1
    • occupy verb (occupies, occupied, occupying)
  6. to seize
    to clasp; to clutch; to grip; to grasp; to seize
    • clasp verb (clasps, clasped, clasping)
    • clutch verb (clutchs, clutched, clutching)
    • grip verb (grips, gripped, gripping)
    • grasp verb (grasps, grasped, grasping)
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
  7. to seize
    to seize; to serve oneself; to take; to fall to; to dive in
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • serve oneself verb (serves oneself, served oneself, serving oneself)
    • take verb (takes, took, taking)
    • fall to verb (falls to, fell to, falling to)
    • dive in verb (dives in, dived in, diving in)
  8. to seize
    to catch; to snatch; sneak up on; to seize; to twig; to tattle; take unaware
  9. to seize
    to arrest; apprehend; to pick up; to hold; to detain; to seize; to imprison
    • arrest verb (arrests, arrested, arresting)
    • apprehend verb
    • pick up verb (picks up, picked up, picking up)
    • hold verb (holds, held, holding)
    • detain verb (detains, detained, detaining)
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • imprison verb (imprisons, imprisoned, imprisoning)
  10. to seize
    to grasp; caught; to snatch; to seize; to grip; to catch; to snatch away; to drag; to clutch; to yearn; to reach; to slog away; to toil and moil; to rummage about; to rout; to clasp; to pilfer; to snout; to slave away; to stick; to root; to scratch
    • grasp verb (grasps, grasped, grasping)
    • caught verb
    • snatch verb (snatchs, snatched, snatching)
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • grip verb (grips, gripped, gripping)
    • catch verb (catches, catched, catching)
    • snatch away verb (snatchs away, snatched away, snatching away)
    • drag verb (drags, dragged, dragging)
    • clutch verb (clutchs, clutched, clutching)
    • yearn verb (yearns, yearned, yearning)
    • reach verb (reachs, reached, reaching)
    • slog away verb (slogs away, slogged away, slogging away)
    • toil and moil verb (toils and moil, toiled and moiled, toiling and moiling)
    • rummage about verb (rummages about, rummaged about, rummaging about)
    • rout verb (routs, routed, routing)
    • clasp verb (clasps, clasped, clasping)
    • pilfer verb (pilfers, pilfered, pilfering)
    • snout verb (snouts, snouted, snouting)
    • slave away verb (slaves away, slaved away, slaving away)
    • stick verb (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • root verb (roots, rooted, rooting)
    • scratch verb (scratches, scratched, scratching)
  11. to seize
    to obtain; to acquire; to seize; to seize upon
    • obtain verb (obtains, obtained, obtaining)
    • acquire verb (acquires, acquired, acquiring)
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • seize upon verb (seizes upon, seized upon, seizing upon)
  12. to seize
    to catch; to capture; to seize
    • catch verb (catches, catched, catching)
    • capture verb (captures, captured, capturing)
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
  13. to seize
    to grab; to clamp; to grasp; to take hold of; to clasp; to catch; to seize; to grip
    • grab verb (grabs, grabbed, grabbing)
    • clamp verb (clamps, clamped, clamping)
    • grasp verb (grasps, grasped, grasping)
    • take hold of verb (takes hold of, took hold of, taking hold of)
    • clasp verb (clasps, clasped, clasping)
    • catch verb (catches, catched, catching)
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • grip verb (grips, gripped, gripping)
  14. to seize
    to seize; to confiscate
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • confiscate verb (confiscates, confiscated, confiscating)
  15. to seize
    overcome by; to seize
  16. to seize
    to seize; to jam; to bind
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • jam verb (jams, jammed, jamming)
    • bind verb (binds, binding)
  17. to seize
    – capture the attention or imagination of 1
    to seize; to grab
    – capture the attention or imagination of 1
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
      • The movie seized my imagination1
    • grab verb (grabs, grabbed, grabbing)
      • This story will grab you1
  18. to seize
    – affect 1
    to seize; to clutch; to get hold of
    – affect 1
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
      • Fear seized the prisoners1
      • The patient was seized with unbearable pains1
      • He was seized with a dreadful disease1
    • clutch verb (clutchs, clutched, clutching)
    • get hold of verb (gets hold of, got hold of, getting hold of)
  19. to seize
    – take hold of; grab 1
    to seize; to clutch; prehend
    – take hold of; grab 1
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
      • The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter1
      • The mother seized her child by the arm1
      • Birds of prey often seize small mammals1
    • clutch verb (clutchs, clutched, clutching)
      • She clutched her purse1
    • prehend verb
  20. to seize
    – take or capture by force 1
    to seize
    – take or capture by force 1
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
      • The terrorists seized the politicians1
      • The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages1
  21. to seize
    – hook by a pull on the line 1
    to seize
    – hook by a pull on the line 1
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
  22. to seize
    – take possession of by force, as after an invasion 1
    to appropriate; to capture; to seize; to conquer
    – take possession of by force, as after an invasion 1
    • appropriate verb (appropriates, appropriated, appropriating)
    • capture verb (captures, captured, capturing)
      • The militia captured the castle1
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
      • the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants1
      • The army seized the town1
    • conquer verb (conquers, conquered, conquering)
  23. to seize
    – take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority 1
    to seize; to attach; to confiscate; impound; sequester
    – take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority 1
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
      • The FBI seized the drugs1
    • attach verb (attaches, attached, attaching)
    • confiscate verb (confiscates, confiscated, confiscating)
      • The police confiscated the stolen artwork1
    • impound verb
      • The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment1
    • sequester verb
  24. to seize
    – seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession 1
    to assume; to seize; to take over; to arrogate; to usurp
    – seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession 1
    • assume verb (assumes, assumed, assuming)
      • He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town1
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
      • She seized control of the throne after her husband died1
    • take over verb (takes over, took over, taking over)
    • arrogate verb (arrogates, arrogated, arrogating)
    • usurp verb (usurps, usurped, usurping)
      • he usurped my rights1

Conjugations for seize:

present
  1. seize
  2. seize
  3. seizes
  4. seize
  5. seize
  6. seize
simple past
  1. seized
  2. seized
  3. seized
  4. seized
  5. seized
  6. seized
present perfect
  1. have seized
  2. have seized
  3. has seized
  4. have seized
  5. have seized
  6. have seized
past continuous
  1. was seizing
  2. were seizing
  3. was seizing
  4. were seizing
  5. were seizing
  6. were seizing
future
  1. shall seize
  2. will seize
  3. will seize
  4. shall seize
  5. will seize
  6. will seize
continuous present
  1. am seizing
  2. are seizing
  3. is seizing
  4. are seizing
  5. are seizing
  6. are seizing
subjunctive
  1. be seized
  2. be seized
  3. be seized
  4. be seized
  5. be seized
  6. be seized
diverse
  1. seize!
  2. let's seize!
  3. seized
  4. seizing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "seize":

  • seizing

Alternate Synonyms for "seize":


Related Definitions for "seize":

  1. capture the attention or imagination of1
    • The movie seized my imagination1
  2. affect1
    • Fear seized the prisoners1
    • The patient was seized with unbearable pains1
    • He was seized with a dreadful disease1
  3. take hold of; grab1
    • The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter1
    • The mother seized her child by the arm1
    • Birds of prey often seize small mammals1
  4. take or capture by force1
    • The terrorists seized the politicians1
    • The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages1
  5. hook by a pull on the line1
  6. take possession of by force, as after an invasion1
    • the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants1
    • The army seized the town1
  7. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority1
    • The FBI seized the drugs1
  8. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession1
    • She seized control of the throne after her husband died1

Related Synonyms for seize