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Detailed Synonyms for seize in English

seize:

to seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)

  1. to seize
    to catch; to grab; to seize; to capture; to trap; to grip
    • catch verbe (catches, catched, catching)
    • grab verbe (grabs, grabbed, grabbing)
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • capture verbe (captures, captured, capturing)
    • trap verbe (traps, trapped, trapping)
    • grip verbe (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 verbe (confiscates, confiscated, confiscating)
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • forfeit verbe (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 verbe (conquers, conquered, conquering)
    • capture verbe (captures, captured, capturing)
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • annex verbe (annexs, annexed, annexing)
    to occupy
    – march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation 1
    • occupy verbe (occupies, occupied, occupying)
  6. to seize
    to clasp; to clutch; to grip; to grasp; to seize
    • clasp verbe (clasps, clasped, clasping)
    • clutch verbe (clutchs, clutched, clutching)
    • grip verbe (grips, gripped, gripping)
    • grasp verbe (grasps, grasped, grasping)
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
  7. to seize
    to seize; to serve oneself; to take; to fall to; to dive in
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • serve oneself verbe (serves oneself, served oneself, serving oneself)
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
    • fall to verbe (falls to, fell to, falling to)
    • dive in verbe (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 verbe (arrests, arrested, arresting)
    • apprehend verbe
    • pick up verbe (picks up, picked up, picking up)
    • hold verbe (holds, held, holding)
    • detain verbe (detains, detained, detaining)
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • imprison verbe (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 verbe (grasps, grasped, grasping)
    • caught verbe
    • snatch verbe (snatchs, snatched, snatching)
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • grip verbe (grips, gripped, gripping)
    • catch verbe (catches, catched, catching)
    • snatch away verbe (snatchs away, snatched away, snatching away)
    • drag verbe (drags, dragged, dragging)
    • clutch verbe (clutchs, clutched, clutching)
    • yearn verbe (yearns, yearned, yearning)
    • reach verbe (reachs, reached, reaching)
    • slog away verbe (slogs away, slogged away, slogging away)
    • toil and moil verbe (toils and moil, toiled and moiled, toiling and moiling)
    • rummage about verbe (rummages about, rummaged about, rummaging about)
    • rout verbe (routs, routed, routing)
    • clasp verbe (clasps, clasped, clasping)
    • pilfer verbe (pilfers, pilfered, pilfering)
    • snout verbe (snouts, snouted, snouting)
    • slave away verbe (slaves away, slaved away, slaving away)
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • root verbe (roots, rooted, rooting)
    • scratch verbe (scratches, scratched, scratching)
  11. to seize
    to obtain; to acquire; to seize; to seize upon
    • obtain verbe (obtains, obtained, obtaining)
    • acquire verbe (acquires, acquired, acquiring)
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • seize upon verbe (seizes upon, seized upon, seizing upon)
  12. to seize
    to catch; to capture; to seize
    • catch verbe (catches, catched, catching)
    • capture verbe (captures, captured, capturing)
    • seize verbe (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 verbe (grabs, grabbed, grabbing)
    • clamp verbe (clamps, clamped, clamping)
    • grasp verbe (grasps, grasped, grasping)
    • take hold of verbe (takes hold of, took hold of, taking hold of)
    • clasp verbe (clasps, clasped, clasping)
    • catch verbe (catches, catched, catching)
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • grip verbe (grips, gripped, gripping)
  14. to seize
    to seize; to confiscate
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • confiscate verbe (confiscates, confiscated, confiscating)
  15. to seize
    overcome by; to seize
  16. to seize
    to seize; to jam; to bind
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • jam verbe (jams, jammed, jamming)
    • bind verbe (binds, binding)
  17. to seize
    – capture the attention or imagination of 1
    to seize; to grab
    – capture the attention or imagination of 1
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
      • The movie seized my imagination1
    • grab verbe (grabs, grabbed, grabbing)
      • This story will grab you1
  18. to seize
    – affect 1
    to seize; to clutch; to get hold of
    – affect 1
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
      • Fear seized the prisoners1
      • The patient was seized with unbearable pains1
      • He was seized with a dreadful disease1
    • clutch verbe (clutchs, clutched, clutching)
    • get hold of verbe (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 verbe (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 verbe (clutchs, clutched, clutching)
      • She clutched her purse1
    • prehend verbe
  20. to seize
    – take or capture by force 1
    to seize
    – take or capture by force 1
    • seize verbe (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 verbe (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 verbe (appropriates, appropriated, appropriating)
    • capture verbe (captures, captured, capturing)
      • The militia captured the castle1
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
      • the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants1
      • The army seized the town1
    • conquer verbe (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 verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
      • The FBI seized the drugs1
    • attach verbe (attaches, attached, attaching)
    • confiscate verbe (confiscates, confiscated, confiscating)
      • The police confiscated the stolen artwork1
    • impound verbe
      • The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment1
    • sequester verbe
  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 verbe (assumes, assumed, assuming)
      • He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town1
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
      • She seized control of the throne after her husband died1
    • take over verbe (takes over, took over, taking over)
    • arrogate verbe (arrogates, arrogated, arrogating)
    • usurp verbe (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