seize

1. (transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.Synonyms: clasp, grasp, grip, beclasp, begrasp, begrip, belock, clasptransitive

2. (transitive) To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).Synonyms: jump ontransitive

3. (transitive) To take possession of (by force, law etc.).Examples: "(law)"; "to seize smuggled goods"; "to seize a ship after libeling"Synonyms: attach, arrogate, commandeer, confiscate, impresstransitive

4. (transitive) To have a sudden and powerful effect upon.Examples: "a panic seized the crowd"; "a fever seized him"; "This sensation of an object becoming alive is a characteristic that, I believe, seizes all viewers of a van Gogh. The Bible goes beyond being a simple still-life object to become a living thing, an expression of strength, an existence that emanates from itself, beyond the painting surface to participate in our very lives."transitive

5. (transitive, law) Alternative spelling of seise (“to vest ownership of an estate in land”).alt-ofalternativetransitive

6. (transitive, nautical) To bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line.Examples: "to seize two fish-hooks back to back"; "to seize or stop one rope on to another"transitive