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seize

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Definition of seize

verb (used with object), seized, seizĀ·ing.
verb (used without object), seized, seizĀ·ing.
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Origin of seize

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English saisen, seisen, from Old French saisir, from Medieval Latin sacÄ«re ā€œto placeā€ (in phrase sacÄ«re ad propriētam ā€œto take as one's own, lay claim toā€), from Frankish, perhaps akin to Gothic satjan ā€œto set, put, placeā€; see set

synonym study for seize

7. See catch.

OTHER WORDS FROM seize

seizĀ·aĀ·ble, adjectiveseizĀ·er; Law. seiĀ·zor [see-zer, -zawr], /ˈsi zər, -zɔr/, nounreĀ·seize, verb (used with object), reĀ·seized, reĀ·seizĀ·ing.unĀ·seizĀ·aĀ·ble, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for seize

seize
/ (siːz) /

verb (mainly tr)

Derived forms of seize

seizable, adjective

Word Origin for seize

C13 saisen, from Old French saisir, from Medieval Latin sacīre to position, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic satjan to set 1
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Medical definitions for seize

seize
[ sēz ]

v.
To exhibit symptoms of seizure activity, usually with convulsions.
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