seize

/siːz/

verb

(transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture. / (transitive) To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance). / (transitive) To take possession of (by force, law etc.).

The police seized the stolen goods during the raid.

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意味（1）

(transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.

意味（2）

(transitive) To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).

意味（3）

(transitive) To take possession of (by force, law etc.).

to seize smuggled goods

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意味（4）

(transitive) To have a sudden and powerful effect upon.

This sensation of an object becoming alive is a characteristic that, I believe, seizes all viewers of a van Gogh. The Bible goes beyond being a simple still-life object to become a living thing, an expression of strength, an existence that emanates from itself, beyond the painting surface to participate in our very lives.

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意味（5）

(transitive, nautical) To bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line.

to seize two fish-hooks back to back

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意味（6）

(transitive, obsolete) To fasten, fix.

意味（7）

(intransitive) To lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon).

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意味（8）

(intransitive) To have a seizure.

Nearing what she thought was a climax, he started seizing and fell off her. Later, realizing he was dead, she became alarmed and dragged the body to his vehicle to make it look like he had died in his truck.

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