seize
[ seez ]
/ siz /
verb (used with object), seized, seiz·ing.
verb (used without object), seized, seiz·ing.
Origin of seize
1250–1300; Middle English
saisen,
seisen < Old French
saisir < Medieval Latin
sacīre to place (in phrase
sacīre ad propriētam to take as one's own, lay claim to) < Frankish, perhaps akin to Gothic
satjan to
set, put, place
synonym study for seize
7. See
catch.
OTHER WORDS FROM seize
Words nearby seize
seismometer,
seismonasty,
seismoscope,
seitan,
seiu,
seize,
seize on,
seize up,
seizin,
seizing,
seizure
Example sentences from the Web for seize
British Dictionary definitions for seize
seize
/ (siːz) /
verb (mainly tr)
Derived forms of seize
seizable, adjectiveWord Origin for seize
C13
saisen, from Old French
saisir, from Medieval Latin
sacīre to position, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic
satjan to
set
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