to seize (to take hold of suddenly and forcibly) [v SEISED, SEISES, SEISING] : SEISABLE [adj]
seize
to vest ownership of a freehold estate in
put in possession of something the biographer will be seized of all pertinent papers
take possession of confiscate
take possession of by legal process
possess or take by force capture
take prisoner arrest
take hold of clutch
possess oneself of grasp
understand fully and distinctly apprehend
attack or overwhelm physically afflict seized with chest pains
possess (as one's mind) completely or overwhelmingly seized the popular imagination Basil Davenport
bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff (as yarn, marline, or fine wire)
take or lay hold suddenly or forcibly
cohere to a relatively moving part through excessive pressure, temperature, or friction used especially of machine parts (as bearings, brakes, or pistons)
fail to operate due to the seizing of a part used of an engine
to take hold of suddenly and forcibly, also SEIZE [v SEISED, SEISING, SEISES]