Sieze vs. Seize: What's the Difference?
Edited by Huma Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Published on November 16, 2023
Incorrect: Sieze. Correct: Seize. Seize means to take hold of suddenly and forcibly.
Which is correct: Sieze or Seize
How to spell Seize?
Sieze is Incorrect
Seize is Correct
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Key Differences
Remember the phrase "I before E except after C"; seize follows this rule.
Sawaira Riaz
Nov 16, 2023
"Sieze" has the letters reversed; correct order is "e" then "i."
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Think "see" and then "ze" for "seize."
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Nov 16, 2023
Associate seize with "ceiling" – both follow the "ie" after "c" pattern.
Harlon Moss
Nov 16, 2023
Sieze and Seize Definitions
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Seize
To take by force; capture or conquer
The kidnappers seized the prince. The invaders seized the city.
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Seize
To take quick and forcible possession of; confiscate
The police seized a cache of illegal drugs.
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Seize
To focus the attention or intellect on
Seize an idea and develop it to the fullest extent.
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Seize
To have a sudden overwhelming effect on
A heinous crime that seized the minds and emotions of the populace.
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Seize
To overwhelm physically
A person who was seized with a terminal disease.
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Seize
Also seise (sēz) Law To cause (someone) to be in possession of something.
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Seize
(Nautical) To bind (a rope) to another, or to a spar, with turns of small line.
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Seize
To cohere or fuse with another part as a result of high pressure or temperature and restrict or prevent further motion or flow.
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Seize
(transitive) To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
To seize smuggled goods
To seize a ship after libeling
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Seize
(transitive) To have a sudden and powerful effect upon.
A panic seized the crowd
A fever seized him
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Seize
To 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
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Seize
(intransitive) To lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon).
To seize on the neck of a horse
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Seize
(intransitive) To bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up.
Rust caused the engine to seize, never to run again.
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Seize
(law) (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.
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Seize
Of chocolate: to change suddenly from a fluid to an undesirably hard and gritty texture.
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Seize
To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.
For by no means the high bank he could seize.
Seek you to seize and gripe into your handsThe royalties and rights of banished Hereford?
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Seize
To take possession of by force.
At last they seizeThe scepter, and regard not David's sons.
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Seize
To invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient.
Hope and deubt alternate seize her seul.
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Seize
To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's goods.
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Seize
To fasten; to fix.
As when a bear hath seized her cruel clawsUpon the carcass of some beast too weak.
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Seize
To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly; as, to seize an idea.
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Seize
To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes.
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Seize
Take hold of; grab;
The salesclerk quickly seized the money on the counter
She clutched her purse
The mother seized her child by the arm
Birds of prey often seize small mammals
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Seize
Take or capture by force;
The terrorists seized the politicians
The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages
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Seize
Take possession of by force, as after an invasion;
The invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
The army seized the town
The militia captured the castle
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Seize
Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority;
The FBI seized the drugs
The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
The police confiscated the stolen artwork
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Seize
Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession;
He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town
He usurped my rights
She seized control of the throne after her husband died
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Seize
Affect;
Fear seized the prisoners
The patient was seized with unberable pains
He was seized with a dreadful disease
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Seize
Capture the attention or imagination of;
This story will grab you
The movie seized my imagination
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FAQs
Which preposition is used with Seize?
Prepositions like "on" or "by" can be used, as in "seize on an opportunity."
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Nov 16, 2023
What is the singular form of Seize?
Seize is a verb and doesn't have a singular or plural form.
Janet White
Nov 16, 2023
Why is it called Seize?
It's called seize from its Latin root, reflecting the action of taking hold or capturing.
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Which conjunction is used with Seize?
Conjunctions like "and" or "but" can be used.
Harlon Moss
Nov 16, 2023
Which vowel is used before Seize?
No specific vowel is typically used before "seize."
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Is Seize a negative or positive word?
It can be either, depending on context.
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Nov 16, 2023
Is Seize a vowel or consonant?
"Seize" is a word; it contains both vowels and consonants.
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What is the third form of Seize?
The third (past participle) form is also "seized."
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Which article is used with Seize?
As a verb, articles are not typically used directly with "seize."
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What is a stressed syllable in Seize?
The entire word is stressed as it's one syllable.
Sara Rehman
Nov 16, 2023
Which determiner is used with Seize?
Determiners are not typically used with verbs like "seize."
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Nov 16, 2023
How is Seize used in a sentence?
"The detective was quick to seize the evidence."
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Nov 16, 2023
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