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"