1. • verb - take hold of
   • verb - take or capture by force
   • verb - take possession of by force, as after an invasion
   • verb - take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
   • verb - seize and take control without authority and possibly with force
   • verb - hook by a pull on the line
   • verb - affect
   • verb - capture the attention or imagination of
2. • To grasp suddenly and forcibly; take or grab: seize a sword.
   • To grasp with the mind; apprehend: seize an idea and develop it to the fullest extent.
   • To possess oneself of (something): seize an opportunity.
   • To have a sudden, overwhelming effect on: a heinous crime that seized the minds and emotions of the populace.
   • To overwhelm physically: a person who was seized with a terminal disease.
   • To take into custody; capture.
   • To take quick and forcible possession of; confiscate: seize a cache of illegal drugs.
   • Also seise (sKz).
   • To put (one) into possession of something.
   • To vest ownership of a feudal property in.
   • To bind with turns of small line.
   • To lay sudden or forcible hold of.
   • To cohere or fuse with another part as a result of high pressure or temperature and restrict or prevent further motion or flow.
   • To come to a halt: The talks seized up and were rescheduled.
3. • adj - to take hold of suddenly and forcibly [v SEIZED, SEIZING, SEIZES] : SEIZABLE

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