v. 25B6; verb
she seized the microphone : GRAB, grasp, snatch, take hold of, get one's hands on; grip, clutch; Brit. informal nab.
rebels seized the air base : CAPTURE, take, overrun, occupy, conquer, take over.
the drugs were seized by customs : CONFISCATE, impound, commandeer, requisition, appropriate, expropriate, take away; Law distrain; Scottish Law poind.
terrorists seized his wife : KIDNAP, abduct, take captive, take prisoner, take hostage, hold to ransom; informal snatch.
relinquish, release.
25A0; seize on they seized on the opportunity : TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, exploit, grasp with both hands, leap at, jump at, pounce on.