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seize verb
Meaning : Take or capture by force.
Example :
The terrorists seized the politicians.
The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages.
Meaning : Take possession of by force, as after an invasion.
Example :
The invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants.
The army seized the town.
The militia captured the castle.
Synonyms : appropriate, capture, conquer
Meaning : Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority.
Example :
The FBI seized the drugs.
The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment.
The police confiscated the stolen artwork.
Synonyms : attach, confiscate, impound, sequester
Meaning : Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force. Take as one's right or possession.
Example :
He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town.
He usurped my rights.
She seized control of the throne after her husband died.
Meaning : Hook by a pull on the line.
Example :
Strike a fish.
Meaning : Affect.
Example :
Fear seized the prisoners.
The patient was seized with unbearable pains.
He was seized with a dreadful disease.
Synonyms : clutch, get hold of
Meaning : Capture the attention or imagination of.
Example :
This story will grab you.
The movie seized my imagination.
Synonyms : grab
