Seize

/siːz/

Synonyms for "seize" (360 found)

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Closest matches (72)

Verb(21 words)

confiscate grab impound sequester abduce abducted abducts apprehended apprehends appropriate appropriated appropriates arrogate arrogated arrogates assume attach bagged betaken capitalize

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capture

abduct absorb accroach acquire adopt afflict annex appreciate apprehend appropriate arrest arrogate assimilate assumeassume commandattackbe acquainted withbe apprised ofbe aware ofbe cognizant of

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be conscious ofbe conversant withbe informedbe with onebeset bind bust capture carrycarry offcatchcatch atcatch on

Noun(17 words)

abducting annexes apprehending appropriating arresting arrests arrogating attaching bagbagged topsoil qualitybags beachheads captures capturing carjack catches catching

Adjective(1 words)

appropriate behavior

Strong matches (108)

Verb(33 words)

caught clasped clawed clutch clutched collared commandeered commandeers confiscated confiscates conquer conquers convulse copped dispossesses distressed expropriated expropriates expropriating foreclose

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foreclosed forecloses garnishedget hold ofglom grabbed grasp grasped gripped held highjacked hijacked immobilizes

claim clutch cognize collar commandeer comprehend conceive conceptualize confiscate corner dig digest discern drain encroach expropriate fastenfasten uponfathom follow

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getget hold ofget the driftget the hang ofget the ideaget the picturegrab grapple grasp grip havehave information abouthave it tapedhave knowledge ofhold hook

Noun(39 words)

claim clasp clasping clasps clenches clinch clinching clutches commandeering confiscating cop cops cramp cramps fatah foreclosing freeze garnish garnishee garnisheeing

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garnishes garnishing grabbing grabs grapples grappling grasping grasps gripping grips gunnysacks heists highjack highjacking highjacks hijack hijacking hijacks holds

Related words (180)

impound infringe intercept invade jam jumpjump atken kidnap know latch learnlock upmake an arrestmake outmastermount the thronenab nail net

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nick obtain occupy overtake palm partake perceivepick uppinchplay godplunder pocket possess possessionpounce uponpreempt prehend pretendpretend topreyput under arrestread realize receive recognize requisitionround upsavvyscramble forsecure seeseize onseize powerseize the meaningseize the thronesense sequester shanghai snapsnap atsnare snatchsnatch atspring uponsteal stick stop strip subject surpriseswoop down upontaketake advantage oftake awaytake captivetake chargetake commandtake hold oftake intake into custodytake overtake possession oftake prisonertake the helmtake the leadthrottle transfix trespass understand usurp visit wotwot of

Verb(43 words)

impounded impress interceptedjumped strategykidnaped kidnapped kidnaps leaped lunged monopolize nabbed nabbing nabs nationalizenationalize banksnationalized netted nipped pounced preempting

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preempts prehend ravish ravished ravishes repossessed requisitioned sequesters skyjacked snatch snatched strike swoopedtake holdtake hold oftake overtook usurp usurped usurps utilize wrest wrests

Noun(43 words)

impounding impounds intercept intercepting intercepts interdictjump model activityketch ketches kidnaping kidnapping lasso leap manhandle nationalizingnet productiveoccupy a cavepounce pounces pouncing

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raiding rape receiving requisition scruffs sequestering skyjacker skyjacking skyjacks snatches snatching tackle tackling takes taking tomas trapping usurping wrenches wresting wrestles wrists yanking

Adjective(1 words)

ravishing

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

19 entries

arrogate assume fascinateget hold ofhook interest intriguemedical eventovercome overpower overtake overwhelmsweep overtaketake overtake possession

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More specific

9 entries

absence seizureconfiscate grab impoundmyoclonic seizureopportunistic usesnatchstrategic usetonic-clonic seizure

Collocations

5 entries

seize an opportunityseize assetsseize controlseize powerseize the moment

Inflections

3 entries

seized seizes seizing

Derivations

3 entries

seizable seizer seizure

similar

1 entries

sequester

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I seize the moment and turn it to my advantage.

Source: tatoeba (20486)

I can't seize the meaning.

Source: tatoeba (49649)

She will seize us, and, instead of finding happiness, we shall perish, and all for nothing.

Source: tatoeba (263573)

Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. It is the one thing we are interested in here.

Source: tatoeba (411073)

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