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seize

verb
  1. To take firmly with the hand and maintain a hold on: clasp, clench, clutch 1, grab, grapple, grasp, grip. See keep
  2. To get hold of (something moving): catch, clutch 1, grab, snatch. Informal: nab. Idiom: lay hands on. See get
  3. To lay claim to for oneself or as one's right: appropriate, arrogate, assume, commandeer, preempt, take, usurp. See give
  4. To have a sudden overwhelming effect on: catch, strike, take. See attack, over
  5. To take into custody as a prisoner: apprehend, arrest. Informal: nab, pick up. Slang: bust, collar, pinch, run in. See law
  6. To take quick and forcible possession of: commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, grab, snatch. Idiom: help oneself to. See give

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