seize

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Synonyms: size, seine, smize, seiza, peize, seite, seise, feize, seige, seide, seiz

Antonyms: size, seine, smize, seiza, peize, seite, seise, feize, seige, seide, seiz

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To deliberately take hold of; to [[grab]] or [[capture]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To take advantage of (an [[opportunity]] or [[circumstance]]).
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To have a sudden and powerful effect upon.
5. {{lb|en|transitive|legal}} {{alternative spelling of|en|seise||to vest [[ownership]] of an [[estate in land]]}}.
6. {{lb|en|transitive|nautical}} To [[bind]], [[lash]] or make [[fast]], with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line.
7. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[fasten]], [[fix]].
8. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To lay hold in [[seizure]], by hands or claws (+ {{m|en|on}} or {{m|en|upon}}).
9. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To have a [[seizure]].
10. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[bind]] or [[lock]] in position [[immovably]]; see also '''[[seize up]]'''.
11. {{lb|en|UK|intransitive}} To submit for consideration to a deliberative body.
12. {{lb|en|law}} {{+obj|en|:of}} To cause (an action or matter) to be or remain before (a certain judge or court).

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