Definition of seize

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Seize (v. t.) To invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient..

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Arreptitious :: Arreptitious (a.) Snatched away; seized or possessed, as a demoniac; raving; mad; crack-brained..
Tire :: Tire (v. i.) To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does..
Seize :: Seize (v. t.) To take possession of by force.
Garroter :: Garroter (n.) One who seizes a person by the throat from behind, with a view to strangle and rob him..
Graaper :: Graaper (n.) One who grasps or seizes; one who catches or holds.
Chop :: Chop (v. t.) To seize or devour greedily; -- with up.
Reseize :: Reseize (v. t.) To seize again, or a second time..
Garrote :: Garrote (v. t.) To strangle with the garrote; hence, to seize by the throat, from behind, with a view to strangle and rob..
Grab :: Grab (v. t. & i.) To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.
Prehensory :: Prehensory (a.) Adapted to seize or grasp; prehensile.
Post-disseizor :: Post-disseizor (n.) A person who disseizes another of lands which the disseizee had before recovered of the same disseizor.
Clutch :: Clutch (n.) To seize, clasp, or gripe with the hand, hands, or claws; -- often figuratively; as, to clutch power..
Hent :: Hent (v. t.) To seize; to lay hold on; to catch; to get.
Catch :: Catch (n.) Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
Bite :: Bite (v. i.) To seize something forcibly with the teeth; to wound with the teeth; to have the habit of so doing; as, does the dog bite?.
Reseizer :: Reseizer (n.) One who seizes again.
Bag :: Bag (v. t.) To seize, capture, or entrap; as, to bag an army; to bag game..
Sequester :: Sequester (v. t.) To separate from the owner for a time; to take from parties in controversy and put into the possession of an indifferent person; to seize or take possession of, as property belonging to another, and hold it till the profits have paid the demand for which it is taken, or till the owner has performed the decree of court, or clears himself of contempt; in international law, to confiscate..
Levy :: Levy (v. t.) To take or seize on execution; to collect by execution.
Grabber :: Grabber (n.) One who seizes or grabs.
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