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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Seize \Seize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seized; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Seizing.] [OE. seisen, saisen, OF. seisir, saisir, F.
     saisir, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. set. The meaning
     is properly, to set, put, place, hence, to put in possession
     of. See Set, v. t.]
     1. To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or
        grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.
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              For by no means the high bank he could seize.
                                                    --Spenser.
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              Seek you to seize and gripe into your hands
              The royalties and rights of banished Hereford?
                                                    --Shak.
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     2. To take possession of by force.
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              At last they seize
              The scepter, and regard not David's sons. --Milton.
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     3. To invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon
        suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient.
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              Hope and deubt alternate seize her seul. --Pope.
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     4. (law) To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or
        other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's
        goods.
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     5. To fasten; to fix. [Obs.]
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              As when a bear hath seized her cruel claws
              Upon the carcass of some beast too weak. --Spenser.
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     6. To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly;
        as, to seize an idea.
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     7. (Naut.) To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small
        stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes.
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     Note: This word, by writers on law, is commonly written
           seise, in the phrase to be seised of (an estate), as
           also, in composition, disseise, disseisin.
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     To be seized of, to have possession, or right of
        possession; as, A B was seized and possessed of the manor
        of Dale. ``Whom age might see seized of what youth made
        prize.'' --Chapman.
  
     To seize on or To seize upon, to fall on and grasp; to
        take hold on; to take possession of suddenly and forcibly.
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     Syn: To catch; grasp; clutch; snatch; apprehend; arrest;
          take; capture.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Seize \Seize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seized; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Seizing.] [OE. seisen, saisen, OF. seisir, saisir, F.
     saisir, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. set. The meaning
     is properly, to set, put, place, hence, to put in possession
     of. See Set, v. t.]
     1. To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or
        grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.
  
              For by no means the high bank he could seize.
                                                    --Spenser.
  
              Seek you to seize and gripe into your hands The
              royalties and rights of banished Hereford? --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  seized
       adj : taken without permission or consent especially by public
             authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway
             cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down
             the drain" [syn: appropriated, condemned, confiscate,
              confiscated, taken over]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  seized
     vb.
     (infl of en seize  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  seized
     vb.
     (infl of en seize  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  seized
     vb.
     (infl of en seize  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  seized
     vb.
     (infl of en seize  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  seized
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s eize d)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  seized
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en seize ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb seize)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Seized /sˈiːzd/
  مستولى على

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  seized /sˈiːzd/ 
  zadržel

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  seized /sˈiːzd/ 
  zabavený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  seized /sˈiːzd/ 
  zadržený

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  seized /sˈiːzd/
  festgefressen  [techn.]
           Note: Lager
     Synonym: frozen
  
           Note: bearing

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  seized /sˈiːzd/
  gekapert
     Synonyms: captured, grabbed
  
   see: capture, seize, grab, capturing, seizing, grabbing, captures, seizes, grabs, captured, seized, grabbed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  seized /sˈiːzd/
  kaperte
     Synonyms: captured, grabbed
  
   see: capture, seize, grab, capturing, seizing, grabbing, captured, seized, grabbed, captures, seizes, grabs
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  seized /sˈiːzd/
  gepackt, angepackt, erfasst, gefasst
        "I/he/she seized"  - ich/er/sie packte
        "he/she has/had seized"  - er/sie hat/hatte gepackt
        "He seized me by the arm."  - Er packte mich am Arm.
        "I seized the opportunity with both hands."  - Ich griff mit beiden Händen zu.
   see: seize, seizing
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  seized /sˈiːzd/
  sichergestellt
        "Over 1,000 pirate discs were seized during the raid."  - Bei der Razzia wurden mehr als 1.000 CDs mit Raubkopien sichergestellt.
        "34% of the goods which customs seized in the last year were cigarettes."  - 34% der Waren, die der Zoll im vergangenen Jahr beschlagnahmte, waren Zigaretten.
   see: seize sth., seizing
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  seized /sˈiːzd/
  wahrgenommen
     Synonym: used
  
   see: use, seize, using, seizing
  

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  seized /siːzdwiðimouʃən/
  conmovido

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈsizd/


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