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What is the verb for seize?

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seize
  1. (transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
  2. (transitive) To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).
  3. (transitive) To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
  4. (transitive) To have a sudden and powerful effect upon.
  5. (transitive, nautical) To bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line.
  6. (transitive, obsolete) To fasten, fix.
  7. (intransitive) To lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon).
  8. (intransitive) To have a seizure.
  9. (intransitive) To bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up.
  10. (Britain, intransitive) To submit for consideration to a deliberative body.
  11. Synonyms:
      12. grab, snatch, take, get, snag, snare, collar, glom, nab, corral, grasp, hook, nail, capture, land, bag, cop, grapple, catch, net, trap, nobble, pluck, rap, snap up, grip, clutch, take hold of, lay hands on, clasp, entrap, ensnare, lay hold of, wrest, grab hold of, secure, clench, hold, get hold of, enmesh, seize hold of, ensnarl, entoil, yank, immesh, mesh, catch hold of, take a grip of, get one's fingers on, entangle … more
  12. Examples:
      13. “The telephone rang and Sarah leaped to the kitchen, brush in one hand, to seize it before Dora woke.”
      “Nausea swims through my gut, but I kneel in front of her and seize her hand, which I'm surprised to find is the exact same size as mine.”
      “He could not seize Rome and secure his logistic base.”
seizing
  1. present participle of seize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. getting, apprehending, catching, arresting, capturing, taking, taking prisoner, taking captive, taking into custody, detaining, putting in jail, throwing in jail, putting behind bars, imprisoning, incarcerating, collaring, grabbing, nabbing, nailing, pinching, busting, picking up, pulling in, hauling in, doing, feeling someone's collar, nicking, laying hold of, snatching, bagging, snagging, netting, copping, hooking, snaring, grappling, landing, grasping, trapping, glomming, corralling, nobbling, clutching, gripping, snapping up, rapping, securing, holding, clasping, restraining … more
seizes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of seize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. grabs, snatches, takes, gets, snags, snares, collars, gloms, nabs, corrals, grasps, hooks, nails, captures, lands, bags, cops, grapples, catches, nets, traps, nobbles, plucks, raps, snaps up, clutches, grips, clasps, takes hold of, holds, secures, clenches, ensnares, lays hold of, apprehends, lays hands on, arrests, clinches, clings to, gains, detains, acquires, entraps, picks up, grabs hold of, takes into custody, pulls in, wins, gets hold of, wrests … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Instead, Queen Gertrude seizes the chalice and drinks to her son's good fortune.”
      “At each execution of a traitor, or pretended such, anguish seizes the survivors.”
      “Rather than abjuring claims to poetic vision, her poetry pretends not to aspire to authority even as it quietly seizes it.”
seizeth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of seize
seizest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of seize
seized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of seize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. took, acted on, capitalized on, grabbed, took advantage of, exploited, used, grasped, made the most of, pursued, snatched, acted upon, caught, maximized, secured, snagged, utilized, accepted, jumped at, nailed, pounced on, snared, benefitted from, built on, cashed in on, derived benefit from, followed up on, gained from, got hold of, grabbed hold of, jumped on, leaped about, maximised, milked, played on, profited by, profited from, put to advantage, put to use, seized on, took action on, turned to account, utilised, gripped, clutched, clasped, clenched, held, clinched, clung to … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The alleged treachery of the abbot and monks of Ely after William seized monastic lands is blamed for the ultimate surrender.”
      “Police seized computer gear and hundreds of photos, and charged two people with abetting prostitution.”
      “The rear echelons of the army mutinied and seized the crossings over the Rhine.”
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