seize Meaning and Definition

1. v. capture the attention or imagination of

2. v. affect

3. v. take hold of; grab

4. v. take or capture by force

5. v. hook by a pull on the line

6. v. take possession of by force, as after an invasion

7. v. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

8. v. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession