Definitionen
1.VerbTo deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
2.VerbTo take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).
3.VerbTo take possession of (by force, law etc.)."to seize smuggled goods; to seize a ship after libeling"
4.VerbTo have a sudden and powerful effect upon."a panic seized the crowd; a fever seized him"
5.VerbAlternative spelling of seise (“to vest ownership of an estate in land”).
6.VerbTo bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line."to seize two fish-hooks back to back; to seize or stop one rope on to another"
7.VerbTo fasten, fix.
8.VerbTo lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon)."to seize on the neck of a horse"
9.VerbTo have a seizure.
10.VerbTo bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up."Rust caused the engine to seize, never to run again."
11.VerbTo submit for consideration to a deliberative body.
12.Verb(with of) To cause (an action or matter) to be or remain before (a certain judge or court)."This Court will remain seized of this matter."
13.VerbOf chocolate: to change suddenly from a fluid to an undesirably hard and gritty texture.