Definition of seize

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Seize (v. t.) To take possession of by force.

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Apprehend :: Apprehend (v. t.) To take or seize; to take hold of.
Prey :: Prey (n.) That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be devoured; hence, a person given up as a victim..
Seize :: Seize (v. t.) To invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient..
Beard :: Beard (v. t.) To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt..
Excuss :: Excuss (v. t.) To seize and detain by law, as goods..
Collar :: Collar (v. t.) To seize by the collar.
Foreseize :: Foreseize (v. t.) To seize beforehand.
Rap :: Rap (v.) To snatch away; to seize and hurry off.
Bite :: Bite (v. t.) To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; as, to bite an apple; to bite a crust; the dog bit a man..
Raven :: Raven (v. t.) To obtain or seize by violence.
Seize :: Seize (v. t.) To take possession of by force.
Disseizoress :: Disseizoress (n.) A woman disseizes.
Bag :: Bag (v. t.) To seize, capture, or entrap; as, to bag an army; to bag game..
Grab :: Grab (v. t. & i.) To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.
Arreptitious :: Arreptitious (a.) Snatched away; seized or possessed, as a demoniac; raving; mad; crack-brained..
Pounce :: Pounce (v. t.) To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons..
Confiscate :: Confiscate (v. t. ) To seize as forfeited to the public treasury; to appropriate to the public use.
Pounce :: Pounce (v. i.) To fall suddenly and seize with the claws; -- with on or upon; as, a hawk pounces upon a chicken. Also used figuratively..
Prehensile :: Prehensile (n.) Adapted to seize or grasp; seizing; grasping; as, the prehensile tail of a monkey..
Embrace :: Embrace (n.) To seize eagerly, or with alacrity; to accept with cordiality; to welcome..
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