Seize Definition

sēz

seized, seizes, seizing

verb

seized, seizes, seizing

To put in legal possession of a feudal holding.

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To stick or jam, esp. because of excessive heat or friction.

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To put in legal possession of a particular thing; assign ownership to.

Seized of the lands.

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To capture and put into custody; arrest; apprehend.

To seize a criminal suspect.

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To take forcibly and quickly; grab.

To seize power.

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seize on

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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Seize

Earlier seise, from Middle English seisen, sesen, saisen, from Old French seisir (“to take possession of; invest (person, court)"), from Medieval Latin sacÄ«re (“to lay claim to, appropriate") (8th century) in the phrase ad propriam sacire, from Old Low Frankish *sakjan (“to sue, bring legal action"), from Proto-Germanic *sakjanÄ…, *sakōnÄ… (compare Old English sacian (“to strive, brawl")), from Proto-Germanic *sakanÄ… (compare Old Saxon sakan (“to accuse"), Old High German sahhan (“to bicker, quarrel, rebuke"), Old English sacan 'to quarrel, claim by law, accuse'). See sake.

From Wiktionary
Middle English seisen from Old French seisir to take possession of Germanic origin

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition