āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to seize
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āĻ§āĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to suddenly and forcibly take hold of something
Transitive: to seize sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The eagle swooped down to seize a fish from the water with its talons.
āĻāĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻĻāĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻŦāĻ°āĻĻāĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to take something forcefully, typically through authority or power
Transitive: to seize a property or resources
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The military forces seized the enemy's ammunition depot, crippling their ability to launch further attacks.
āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻļāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĻ āĻĄāĻŋāĻĒā§ āĻĻāĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻž āĻ
āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to confiscate or take possession of items under legal authority
Transitive: to seize possessions or assets
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The customs officials seized the counterfeit goods being smuggled into the country through the port.
āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§ āĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to capture one's interest or attention in a compelling or captivating manner
Transitive: to seize interest or attention
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The opening lines of the novel seized my imagination, drawing me into the story from the very first page.
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻŦā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
(of an emotion or sensation) to impact someone intensely
Transitive: to seize sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A sense of foreboding seized him as dark clouds gathered on the horizon.
āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻļā§āĻ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŦā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ§āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to secure two or more ropes or lines by using a smaller line to tie them together
Transitive: to seize two ropes or lines
Ditransitive: to seize a rope to another rope or a support
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
During the maintenance of the ship 's rigging, the crew had to seize several frayed lines to prevent any potential accidents.
āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ§āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻ¸āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ§āĻ°āĻž
to take an opportunity or chance quickly and with determination.
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He seized the moment to speak during the meeting.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
seizer
seizing
seizure
seize
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
