seize
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(verb) take hold of; also metaphorically: "Fear seized the prisoners" |
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Synonyms: clutch, prehend |
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Related Words: apprehend, arrest, capture, catch, clasp, claw, clench, clinch, collar, cop, force away, get, get hold of, grab, grapple, grip, nab, nail, pick up, pull away, rack, snap, snatch, snatch up, take, take hold of, wrest |
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(verb) take by force; "The enemy seized the city" |
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Related Words: abduct, commandeer, expropriate, get hold of, highjack, hijack, kidnap, nobble, pirate, raven, snatch, take, wrest |
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(verb) capture the attention of; "This story will grab you" |
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Synonyms: grab |
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Related Words: fascinate, intrigue |
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| 4. |
(verb) take possession of without permission |
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Synonyms: appropriate, take over |
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Related Words: annex, take |
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(verb) take after a conquest or invasion; as of land |
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Synonyms: capture, conquer, take over |
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Related Words: carry, take |
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(verb) take by legal authority |
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Synonyms: attach, confiscate, impound, sequester |
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Related Words: distrain, garnishee, take |
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