SEIZE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com to grasp mentally; understand clearly and completely to seize an idea to take possession of by force or at will to seize enemy ships to take possession or control of as if by suddenly laying hold Panic seized the crowd to take possession of by legal authority; confiscate to seize smuggled goods Law
seize verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . [transitive] seize something (from somebody) to take control of a place or situation, often suddenly and violently They seized the airport in a surprise attack The army has seized control of the country He seized power in a military coup [transitive] seize somebody to arrest or capture somebody The men were seized as they left the building