Definition of seize

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Seize (v. t.) To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly; as, to seize an idea..

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Disseized :: Disseized (imp. & p. p.) of Disseiz.
Truss :: Truss (n.) To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.
Prehend :: Prehend (v. t.) To lay hold of; to seize.
Hook :: Hook (v. t.) To seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle in attacking enemies; to gore..
Possess :: Possess (v. t.) To obtain occupation or possession of; to accomplish; to gain; to seize.
Rapacious :: Rapacious (a.) Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to seize by violence; seizing by force.
Gripper :: Gripper (n.) One who, or that which, grips or seizes..
Post-disseizin :: Post-disseizin (n.) A subsequent disseizin committed by one of lands which the disseizee had before recovered of the same disseizor; a writ founded on such subsequent disseizin, now abolished..
Extent :: Extent (n.) A peculiar species of execution upon debts due to the crown, under which the lands and goods of the debtor may be seized to secure payment..
Prehensile :: Prehensile (n.) Adapted to seize or grasp; seizing; grasping; as, the prehensile tail of a monkey..
Collar :: Collar (v. t.) To seize by the collar.
Arraught :: Arraught () Obtained; seized.
Clinch :: Clinch (v. i.) To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief..
Reseize :: Reseize (v. t.) To put in possession again; to reinstate.
Forhend :: Forhend (v. t.) To seize upon.
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..
Snap :: Snap (n.) To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth..
Dispossess :: Dispossess (v. t.) To put out of possession; to deprive of the actual occupancy of, particularly of land or real estate; to disseize; to eject; -- usually followed by of before the thing taken away; as, to dispossess a king of his crown..
Fang :: Fang (v. t.) The tusk of an animal, by which the prey is seized and held or torn; a long pointed tooth; esp., one of the usually erectile, venomous teeth of serpents. Also, one of the falcers of a spider..
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