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To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.

To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).

To take possession of (by force, law etc.).

Example: to seize a ship after libeling

To have a sudden and powerful effect upon.

Example: a fever seized him

The act of grabbing or taking possession.

(chiefly in the plural) Something seized.

Example: The pirates buried their seizings and marked the map with an X.

A type of lashing or binding by a small cord.

That seizes the attention; impressive.