transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsēz ]
verb
( seized ; seiz·ing )
Etymology: Middle English saisen, from Anglo-French seisir, from Medieval Latin sacire, of Germanic origin; perhaps akin to Old High German sezzen to set — more at set
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1.
a. usually seise ˈsēz : to vest ownership of a freehold estate in
b. often seise : to put in possession of something
the biographer will be seized of all pertinent papers
2.
a. : to take possession of : confiscate
b. : to take possession of by legal process
3.
a. : to possess or take by force : capture
b. : to take prisoner : arrest
4.
a. : to take hold of : clutch
b. : to possess oneself of : grasp
c. : to understand fully and distinctly : apprehend
5.
a. : to attack or overwhelm physically : afflict
suddenly seized with an acute illness — H. G. Armstrong
b. : to possess (as one's mind) completely or overwhelmingly
seized the popular imagination — Basil Davenport
6. : to bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff (as yarn, marline, or fine wire)
intransitive verb
1. : to take or lay hold suddenly or forcibly
2.
a. : to cohere to a relatively moving part through excessive pressure, temperature, or friction — used especially of machine parts (as bearings, brakes, or pistons)
b. : to fail to operate due to the seizing of a part — used of an engine
Synonyms: see take
• seiz·er noun