seize

Pronunciation

• enPR: sēz, IPA ^(key): /siːz/

• Audio (US)

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• Homophones: seas, sees

Verb

Plain form seize

Third-person singular seizes

Past tense seized

Past participle seized

Present participle seizing

1. (transitive) If you seize something, you take it with force and without consent by the owner.

   The police seized the assets of the corrupt politician who took away taxpayers' money for his own use.