seize
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verb
(seized; seizing)
Etymology: Middle English saisen, from Anglo-French seisir, from Medieval Latin sacire, of Germanic origin; perhaps akin to Old High German sezzen to set — more at set
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1.
a. (usually seise) to vest ownership of a freehold estate in
b. (often seise) to put in possession of something <
the biographer will be seized of all pertinent papers
>
2.
a. to take possession of ; confiscate
b. to take possession of by legal process
3.
a. to possess or take by force ; capture
b. to take prisoner ; arrest
4.
a. to take hold of ; clutch
b. to possess oneself of ; grasp
c. to understand fully and distinctly ; apprehend
5.
a. to attack or overwhelm physically ; afflict <suddenly seized with an acute illness — H. G. Armstrong
>
b. to possess (as one's mind) completely or overwhelmingly <seized the popular imagination — Basil Davenport
>
6. to bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff (as yarn, marline, or fine wire)
intransitive verb
1. to take or lay hold suddenly or forcibly
2.
a. to cohere to a relatively moving part through excessive pressure, temperature, or friction — used especially of machine parts (as bearings, brakes, or pistons)
b. to fail to operate due to the seizing of a part — used of an engine
Synonyms: see take
• seizer noun
New Collegiate Dictionary.
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