Etymology : Middle English saisen, from Old French saisir to put in possession of, from Medieval Latin sacire, of Germanic origin; perhaps akin to Old High German sezzen to set; more at SET
Pronunciation : sEz
Function : verb
Date : 14th century
1. take forcibly; grasp, hold; comprehend, understand; expropriate, confiscate; capture, apprehend; take control of; take advantage of promptly; attack; (Law) make a person the legal owner of merchandise or property; lash, tie or fasten something using several turns with a rope or cord. 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.].
2. 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. seek you to seize and gripe into your hands the royalties and rights of banished hereford?.
3. to take possession of by force. at last they seize the scepter, and regard not david's sons.
4. to invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient. hope and deubt alternate seize her seul.
5. (law) to take possession of by virtue of a warrant or other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's goods.
6. to fasten; to fix. [obs.] as when a bear hath seized her cruel claws upon the carcass of some beast too weak.
7. to grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly; as, to seize an idea.
8. (naut.) to bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes.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.
9. To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.
10. To take possession of by force.
11. To invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient.
12. To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's goods.
13. To fasten; to fix.
14. To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly; as, to seize an idea.
15. To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes. affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unberable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" take hold of; grab; "The salesclerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish".
16. 1. If you seize something, you take hold of it quickly, firmly, and forcefully. `Leigh,' he said seizing my arm to hold me back. an otter seizing a fish.
17. When a group of people seize a place or seize control of it, they take control of it quickly and suddenly, using force. Troops have seized the airport and railroad terminals Army officers plotted a failed attempt yesterday to seize power. = take.
18. If a government or other authority seize someone's property, they take it from them, often by force. Police were reported to have seized all copies of this morning's edition of the newspaper.
19. When someone is seized, they are arrested or captured. UN officials say two military observers were seized by the Khmer Rouge yesterday Men carrying sub-machine guns seized the five soldiers and drove them away.
20. When you seize an opportunity, you take advantage of it and do something that you want to do. During the riots hundreds of people seized the opportunity to steal property.
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