0 past simple and past participle of seize --
1 to take something quickly and keep or hold it: --
I was suddenly seized by/with a feeling of great insecurity and loneliness.
Customs officers at Heathrow have seized 60 kilos of heroin.
Troops yesterday seized control of the broadcasting station.
Political instability helped the army to seize power.
He seized the chance/opportunity of a free flight with both hands (= with eagerness or enthusiasm).
For the wave of destruction also created new opportunities, which most communities eventually seized.
In many cases those collectively held accountable for debts were also seized and even sold.
The histories also record the cases of emperors who seized women for their court harem.
They were active innovators who seized political opportunities as they unfolded during this critical historical moment.
In the midst of the chaos the rebels seized the main command and control centre.
Moreover, on the day that ' ' it seized power in 1976, the military junta issued a decree removing all justices.
Others were seized in raids and reworked for the corso or broken up for their wood.
The occurrence of in the conclusion of the rule is needed because at this point the continuation is seized by the control operator.
