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Definition of "Seize" :

verb: capture the attention or imagination of

"The movie seized my imagination."

verb: affect

"Fear seized the prisoners."

verb: take hold of; grab

"The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter."

verb: take or capture by force

"The terrorists seized the politicians."

verb: hook by a pull on the line

verb: take possession of by force, as after an invasion

"The invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants."

verb: take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

"The FBI seized the drugs."

verb: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

"She seized control of the throne after her husband died."