RhymeZone: seize definitions

Definitions of seize:

verb: affect
Example: "Fear seized the prisoners"
verb: take hold of; grab
Example: "The salesclerk quickly seized the money on the counter"
verb: take or capture by force
Example: "The terrorists seized the politicians"
verb: hook by a pull on the line
verb: capture the attention or imagination of
Example: "The movie seized my imagination"
verb: take possession of by force, as after an invasion
Example: "The invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"
verb: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
Example: "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
verb: take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
Example: "The FBI seized the drugs"