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"Seize" Definition

verb-transitive

Nautical To bind (a rope) to another, or to a spar, with turns of small line.
To grasp suddenly and forcibly; take or grab: seize a sword.
To grasp with the mind; apprehend: seize an idea and develop it to the fullest extent.
To have a sudden overwhelming effect on: a heinous crime that seized the minds and emotions of the populace.
To overwhelm physically: a person who was seized with a terminal disease.

verb-intransitive

To cohere or fuse with another part as a result of high pressure or temperature and restrict or prevent further motion or flow.
To come to a halt: The talks seized up and were rescheduled.
To exhibit symptoms of seizure activity, usually with convulsions.
To lay sudden or forcible hold of.

verb

To vest ownership of a freehold estate in.
To put in possession of something .
To take possession of .
To take possession of by legal process.
To possess or take by force .