• capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie Seized my imagination"
• affect; "Fear Seized the prisoners"; "The patient was Seized with unberable pains"; "He was Seized with a dreadful disease"
• take hold of; grab; "The salesclerk quickly Seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother Seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often Seize small mammals"
• take or capture by force; "The terrorists Seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to Seize civilian hostages"
• hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish"
• take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders Seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army Seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
• take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI Seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
• Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one''s right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She Seized control of the throne after her husband died"

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