seizes

Verb

seize (third-person singular simple present seizes, present participle seizing, simple past and past participle seized)

1. (transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.

   Synonyms:

   clasp, grasp, grip, beclasp, begrasp, begrip, belock, clench, clinch, cling

2. (transitive) To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).

   Synonyms:

   jump on

3. (transitive) To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
   • to seize smuggled goods

   Synonyms:

   attach, arrogate, commandeer, confiscate, impress

4. (transitive) To have a sudden and powerful effect upon.
   • a panic seized the crowd
5. (transitive) To bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line.
   • to seize two fish-hooks back to back
6. (obsolete, transitive) To fasten, fix.

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