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seize

Main Entry:: seize
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: seized, seizing
Language:: English

transitive verb

1 capture : capturar, tomar, apoderarse de 2 arrest : detener 3 clutch, grab : agarrar, coger, aprovechar (una oportunidad) 4 to be seized with : estar sobrecogido por

intransitive verb

or to seize up : agarrotarse

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