| seize | (verb) capture the attention or imagination of | Synonyms: grab |
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| (verb) affect | Synonyms: clutch, get hold of |
| (verb) take into your hands deliberately | Synonyms: clutch, prehend, take hold, take hold of |
| (verb) take or capture by force | - |
| (verb) hook by a pull on the line | Synonyms: strike |
| (verb) take possession of by force, as after an invasion | Synonyms: appropriate, capture, conquer |
| (verb) take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority | Synonyms: attach, confiscate, impound, sequester |
| (verb) seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession | Synonyms: arrogate, assume, take over, usurp |