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seized
[ seezd ]
adjective
- taken hold, possession, or control of, as by force or legal authority; confiscated, captured, or appropriated:
Police say the seized property includes knives, computer equipment, a balaclava, and military clothing.
Settlers were observed planting olive trees on illegally seized land.
- (of an opportunity) taken advantage of promptly:
Everything that Mom and I had accomplished was rooted firmly in the soil of hard work and seized opportunities.
- (of moving parts) locked or jammed, as from excessive friction (often followed by up ):
I gladly pay top dollar for lubricants and fluids, because I know it's far more expensive to have to rebuild a seized engine!
- having ceased to function; having come to a halt (often followed by up ):
Businesses need to access credit lines to function, but now the credit market is totally seized up.
- fully understood; mentally grasped:
People who need cognitive closure will absorb a statement early in the process of acquiring knowledge, "freeze" on that seized idea, and resist further information.
- (of melted chocolate) grainy and clumpy from overheating or from contact with a small amount of moisture:
To reverse the reaction, add more liquid, but just enough to dissolve most of the sugar and cocoa particles in the seized chocolate clumps.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of seize.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of seized1
Example Sentences
The country has been gripped by violence amid the conflict between the junta - which seized power in a 2021 coup - and ethnic militias and resistance forces across the country.
Myanmar has been gripped by violence amid a civil war between the junta - which seized power in a 2021 coup - and ethnic militias and resistance forces across the country.
Israel has already significantly expanded a buffer zone around the edge of Gaza over the course of the war, and seized control of a corridor of land cutting through its centre.
On Zou's seized devices, police had also found a video featuring Beth.
Republicans who have seized on the issue portray it as a deeply unfair example of “woke” politics run amok.
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