seize

seize
v. trans.
P. and V. λαμβά̆νειν, ἁρπάζειν, ἀ̆ναρπάζειν, σῠναρπάζειν, V. κᾰθαρπάζειν, συμμάρπτειν (Eur. Cycl.), Ar. and V. συλλαμβά̆νειν, μάρπτειν.
Carry off: P. and V. ἀ̆φαρπάζειν, ἐξαρπάζειν, ἁρπάζειν, σῠναρπάζειν, ἀ̆ναρπάζειν, V. ἐξᾰναρπάζειν ; see carry off.
Take hold of: P. and V. λαμβά̆νεσθαι (gen.), ἐπῐλαμβά̆νεσθαι (gen.), ἀντῐλαμβά̆νεσθαι (gen.), ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), ἀνθάπτεσθαι (gen.), ἐφάπτεσθαι (gen.), Ar. and V. λάζυσθαι (acc.), V. ἀντῐλάζυσθαι (gen.).
Arrest, apprehend: P. and V. συλλαμβά̆νειν, σῠναρπάζειν (Lys.).
Seize a place, occupy it: Ar. and P. κᾰτᾰλαμβά̆νειν.
Seize property for payment: P. ἐπιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.).
I have my property seized: Ar. τὰ χρήματʼ ἐνεχυράζομαι (Nub. 241).
Seize as a pledge: V. ῥῡσιάζειν (acc.).
Met., grasp (meaning, etc.): P. and V. ὑ̆πολαμβά̆νειν (rare V.), P. καταλαμβάνειν ; see grasp.
Of desire seizing a person: P. and V. ἐμπίπτειν (dat.).
Of disease seizing a person: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), ἀνθάπτεσθαι (gen.), ἐμπίπτειν (dat.), ἐπῐλαμβά̆νειν (acc.), P. ἐπιπίπτειν (dat.).

SEIZE

PROP. To lay hold of with the hand prehendere: apprehendere: comprehendere: arripere (to snatch to one’s self to seize hastily): to seize the hand of anyone dextram alicujus complecti (as a suppliant etc.): to seize anyone by the hand manu prehendere (general term); manu reprehendere (in order to briny him back): to seize a pen calamum sumere; stilum prehendere; ad scribendum se conferre (figuratively): to seize a person aliquem prehendere comprehendere; aliquem arripere.

To take catch capere (to get possession of a thing in order to keep it): sumere (to remove a thing in order to use it): prehendere (to take hold of a thing in order to hold it; all with an accusative): tangere aliquid (to touch): manus adhibere alicui rei; manus afferre alicui rei (figuratively to endeavor to get a thing into one’s own possession; e.g. vectigalibus alienis bonis): descendere ad aliquid (to have recourse to when other ways and means do not succeed): to seize anything violently eagerly rapere arripere aliquid (hastily): involare in aliquid (figuratively to fly or pounce upon; e.g. in alienas possessiones).

Figuratively To fall upon suddenly (of things without life) arripere: corripere: occupare (to take possession of): invadere: incessere (to fall upon especially of fear): the fire seizes anything ignis or flamma comprehendit corripit aliquid: a disease seizes me I am seized by a disease morbo tentor or corripior; morbo implicor in morbum incido: a panic seizes me pavor me occupat; metus pavor mihi incutitur; timor me incessit: to be seized by fear or a panic metu affici; in timorem dari; timore percelli: to be seized with compassion misericordia capi or corripi; with astonishment stupor admiratio me incessit: to be seized with anger ira incendi; (ira) excandescere; ira exacui (of the most violent anger): to seize the mind animum commovere permovere

seize (v.):

I. To rush upon suddenly and lay hold on:

1. răpio, ui, ptum, 3 (to seize and carry off): v. TO CARRY OFF. Comps.: (1.) corrĭpio, 3 (with no accompanying idea of carrying off, as in rapio): he ordered the man to be s.d and to be hung upon a wild olive tree, hominem corripi et suspendi jussit in oleastro, Cic. Verr. 3, 23, 57: to s. the fasces, fasces c., Sall. C. 18, fin.: to s., i. e. to take up, arms, arma c., Vell. 2, 110, init. (2.) arrĭpio, 3 (to lay hold of with eagerness and force): our men s. what arms they can find, nostri arma quae possunt arripiunt, Caes. B. C. 2, 14, med.: v. TO SNATCH.

2. prĕhendo and syncop. prendo, di, sum, 3 (to grasp with the hand): to s. any one by the ears, p. aliquem auriculis, Pl. Asin. 3, 3, 78. to s. any one by the hand, aliquem manu p., Cic. de Or. 1, 56, 239: the partridge escapes the grasp of the fowler when just upon the point of seizing it, perdrix aucupem jam jam prehensurum effugit, Plin. 10, 33, 51. Comp.: (1.) comprĕhendo, comprendo, 3 (strengthened from simple verb): to s. with the teeth, c. mordicus, Plin. 9, 15, 17: the pincers s. the tooth, forfex dentem comprehendit, Cels. 7, 12, 1: thrice the phantom, s.d in vain, slipped through (my) hands, ter frustra comprensa manus effugit imago, Virg. Aen. 2, 793. See also, TO ARREST. (2.) apprĕhendo, 3 (to take hold of; usu. without violence): to s. anything with the hand, aliquid manu a., Pl. Am. 5, 1, 64: to s. any one by the cloak, aliquem pallio a., Ter. Ph. 5, 6, 23: being s.d by the soldiers, a militibus apprehensus, Gell. 5, 14, 26. (3.) dēprĕhendo, 3 (to catch, detect): Cn. Magius being s.d upon the journey, deprehensus ex itinere Cn. Magius, Caes. B. C. 1, 24, fin.: to s. the letter-carriers and intercept the letters, tabellarios d. literasque intercipere, Cass. in Cic. Fam. 12, 12, init.: they s. the ships of burden, onerarias naves deprehendunt, Caes. B. C. 1, 36, init.

II. To invade, take possession of by force:

1. occŭpo, 1: to besiege and s. upon the whole of Italy, totam Italiam obsidere atque o., Cic. Agr. 2. 28, 75: to s. the cities, urbes o., Liv. 33, 31, fin.: to s. the supreme power, tyrannidem o., Cic. Off. 3, 23, 90.

2. invādo, vāsi, vāsum, 3: v. TO INVADE, ATTACK.

3. apprĕhendo, 3. to s. the Spains, Hispanias a., Cic. Att. 10, 8, init.

4. pŏtior, 4: v. POSSESSION, TO TAKE.

III. To apprehend; as an officer may do:

1. comprĕhendo, 3: to s. so dangerous an enemy, c. tam hostem capitalem, id. Cat. 2, 2, 3: they had s.d this man and had imprisoned him, hunc illi comprehenderant atque in vincula conjecerant, ib. 4, 27, init.: to s. thieves, fures c., Cat. 62, 35.

2. apprĕhendo, 3 (rare in this sense and late): to s. a thief, furem a., Ulp. Dig. 13, 7, 11. Phr.: to s. any one's property for debt, *bona alicujus aeris alieni causa capere: his goods were s.d by order of the magistrate, *bona ejus ex edicto magistratus intercepta sunt.

IV. Of fire, diseases, emotions, etc.:

1. corrĭpio, 3: the flame s.d the planks, flamma tabulas corripuit, Virg. Aen. 9, 537: he was twice s.d with illness whilst transacting business, morbo bis inter res agendas correptus est, Suet. Caes. 45, init.: to be s.d with pity, misericordia c., id. Calig. 12, fin.

2. invādo, si, sum, 3 (to fall upon suddenly; usu. with direct acc.): a severe illness s.d him, eum morbus invasit gravis, Pl. Asin. 1, 1, 40: so great a panic suddenly s.d them, tantus repente terror eos invasit, Caes. B. C. 1, 14, init.: grief s.s their eyes, dolor in oculos i., Lucr. 6, 658.

3. occŭpo, 1: so great a panic s.'d all the army, tantus timor omnem exercitum occupavit, Caes. B. G. 1, 39, init.

4. incēdo, cessi, cessum, 3 (constr. with dat. and sometimes acc.): with dat.: grief s.d the whole army, dolor exercitui omni incessit, Caes. B. C. 3, 74: the women whom the fear of war had s.d, mulieres, quibus belli timor incesserat, Sall. C. 31. With acc.: a desire of taking Tarentum had s.d him, ipsum cupido incesserat Tarenti potiundi, Liv. 24, 13: fear s.d the senators, timor patres incessit, id. 1, 17: astonishment and wonder s.d them all, stupor omnes et admiratio incessit, Just. 22, 6.

5. affĭcio, fēci, fectum, 3 (to affect pleasurably or painfully): to have been s.d with an illness, morbo affectum esse, Cic. Div. 1, 30, 63: the limbs are s.d with pain, membra dolore afficiuntur, Lucr. 3, 495: panic s.d the soldiers, terror milites affecit, Tac. A. 11, 19. Phr.: I am s.d with a shivering all over, *mihi horror per membra currit.

λαμβάνω
to take, seize, receive
αἱρέω
αἱρέω, take, grasp, seize; (mid.) choose, elect
ἁρπάζω
ἁρπάζω, snatch away, carry off; seize
ἐπιλαμβάνω
to lay hold of, seize, attack
ληΐζομαι
seize, carry off as booty
μάρπτω
to catch, lay hold of, seize

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κουρσεύω
seize, ravage
λάζομαι
to take, seize, grasp
λάω2
(Epic) seize, hold
μεσολαβέω
seize, nip
συγκαταλαμβάνω
to seize, take possession of together
συμμάρπτω
to seize
ἀγρέω
to capture, seize

capio
to take in hand, take hold of, lay hold of, take, seize, grasp
contingo
to touch, reach, take hold of, seize
occupo
to take into possession, seize, occupy, master, win
reprehendo
to hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize, catch
percipio
to take wholly, seize entirely, take possession of, seize, occupy
corripio
to seize, snatch up, grasp, collect, take hold of, arrest
apprehendo
to seize, take hold of
usurpo
to seize for use, grasp for enjoyment, seize upon, take into use, make use of, use, employ,...
prehendo
to lay hold of, grasp, snatch, seize, catch, take
intercipio
to seize in passing, intercept

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adripio
to snatch, catch hurriedly, grasp, seize
indipiscor
to obtain, attain, reach, seize
possido
to take possession of, occupy, seize
prenso
to grasp, seize, catch, lay hold of