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seizure en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsizjʊɚ/
  • /ˈsi.ʒɚ/ (General-American)
  • [ˈsɪi.ʒə(ɹ)] (Australia)
  • /ˈsiː.ʒə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈsiː.ʒə(ɹ)/ (Australia)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From seize + -ure.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) senses related to possession ▸ The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.
    • The search warrant permitted the seizure of evidence.
    • He alone thought seriously of the seizure of power, and, what is more, he thought of nothing else. His position was clear: power must be seized wherever it was politically possible to do so. 1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 494:
    • the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc.
    • As yet there had been no alarm of fever. The three seizures had excited some comment, however, and had it not been for the counter-excitement of the burning ship, it is possible that Pine's precaution would have been thrown away 1874, Marcus Clarke, chapter VII, in For the Term of His Natural Life:
  2. (countable, uncountable) senses related to possession ▸ The state of being seized or of having been taken.
    • The continued seizure of the car is a violation of my rights.
  3. (countable, uncountable) senses related to possession ▸ That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.
    • The seizure includes various belongings taken from his house and his office.
  4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) senses related to possession ▸ A retention within one's grasp or power; possession; ownership.
    • Make o'er thy honour by a deed of trust, / And give me seizure of the mighty wealth. 1690, [John] Dryden, Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: […], London: […] Jo. Hindmarsh, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number):
  5. (countable, uncountable) senses related to sensation ▸ A sudden onset of pain or emotion.
    • He felt the seizure of pain when the heart attack began.
  6. (countable, uncountable) senses related to sensation ▸ A sudden attack or convulsion; the physical manifestation of the abnormal electrical discharges in the brain characteristic of epilepsy.
    • I haven't had a seizure since I started that medication.
    • Seizures can be caused by exposure to certain poisons or toxins.
    • epileptic seizure
  7. (countable, uncountable) senses related to sensation ▸ An abnormal electrical discharge in the brain, as is typical of epilepsy.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
seizures Number=Plur lexicographic
seisure alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Antonyms

abandonment · release · abandonment

Deriveds

nonseizure · seizural · pseudoseizure · subseizure · interseizure · postseizure · Jacksonian seizure · psychogenic nonepileptic seizure · seizure dog · pseudopseudoseizure · seizurelike · absence seizure · seizureless · preseizure · antiseizure · microseizure · reseizure

Synonyms

taking

Translations (128)

az tutma (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · ka უეცარი შეტევა (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · ga taom (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · mi hukihuki (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · ka ხელში ჩაგდება (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · grc ἁρπαγή (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · tr ele geçirme (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · cs záchvat (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · hu elkobzás (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · is krampaflog (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · hu elkobzott holmi/áru/tárgy/dolog (that which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed) · pt ataque (sudden onset of pain or emotion) · lt priepuolis (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · da anfald (sudden onset of pain or emotion) · ja 急病 (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · nb smerteanfall (sudden onset of pain or emotion) · id kejang (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · nb anfall (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · cmn 佔用 /占用 (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · tl pagsamsam (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · es ataque convulsivo/convulso/epiléptico (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · fr saisie (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · mi hūkeke (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · hu zár alá vétel (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · ka ამოღება (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · ckb خوو (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · ga gabhlán (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · ru взя́тие си́лой (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · hu zárolás (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · is flog (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · cmn 奪取 /夺取 (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · de Beschlagnahme (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · vi giật kinh phong (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · pl napad (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · da beslaglæggelse (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · it convulsioni (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · de Anfall (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · sv anfall (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · km ប្រឆ្ងិត (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · es comiso (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · hu elvétel (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · ka შეტევა (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · ja 発病 (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · cmn 沒收 /没收 (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · es unas convulsiones (epilépticas) (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · es unos espasmos (epilépticos) (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · ja 発作 (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · fi kohtaus (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · hi अधिग्रहण (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · ru при́ступ (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · de Anfall (sudden onset of pain or emotion) · ka მწვავე შეტევა (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · km អបមារ (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · tr gasp (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · bg конфискация (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · ga taom (sudden onset of pain or emotion) · no inndragning (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · hu lefoglalás (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · ro confiscare (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · sh konvulzivna ataka (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · cmn 發作 /发作 (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · pdt Aunfaul (sudden onset of pain or emotion) · ca apropiació (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · ga forghabháil (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · fi pidätys (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · ka დაყადაღება (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · ka ჩამორთმევა (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · km ស្កន្ទ (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · pt convulsão (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · id kejang-kejang (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · nv ashchʼąh (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · nv iichʼąh (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · fr attaque (sudden onset of pain or emotion) · hi दौरा (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · hu roham (sudden onset of pain or emotion) · mk конвулзија (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · ru припа́док (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · az qıcolma (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · hu roham (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · hu megragadás (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · gd glacadh (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · pt apreensão (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · fi kohtaus (sudden onset of pain or emotion) · ja 奪取 (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · bg припадък (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · es chiripiorca (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · ur دورہ (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · fr attaque (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · hu megmarkolás (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · pt apropriação (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · es chiripiolca (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · sw kifafa (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · az zəbt (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · no krampe (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · ga gabháil (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · ru при́ступ (sudden onset of pain or emotion) · tr kriz (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · id penyitaan (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · fr crise (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · nn smerteåtak (sudden onset of pain or emotion) · es incautación (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · da anfald (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · vi cơn động kinh (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · tr kriz (sudden onset of pain or emotion) · tr nöbet (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · ru захва́т (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · fa تشنج (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · ka კონფისკაცია (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · hy բռնազավթում (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · es decomiso (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · sh konvulzivni napad (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · az müsadirə (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · ga glacadh (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · ga urghabháil (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · ka მიტაცება (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · fa مصادره (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · km អបមារ (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · hu birtokba vétel (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · ru взя́тие (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · ca atac (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · sh konvulzije (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · he הֶתְקֵף (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · hy բռնագրավում (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · es peindra (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · nn anfall (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · hu bevétel (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law) · pdt Aunfaul (sudden attack or convulsion — see also seize, convulsion) · hu elfoglalás (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law)

seizure en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsizjʊɚ/
  • /ˈsi.ʒɚ/ (General-American)
  • [ˈsɪi.ʒə(ɹ)] (Australia)
  • /ˈsiː.ʒə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈsiː.ʒə(ɹ)/ (Australia)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From seize + -ure.

Meanings

  1. (informal, intransitive) To experience an epileptic seizure.
    • My doctor prescribed Namility. It made my vision blurry, I told him. He said keep taking it, it'll stop. Next day at work I seizured in the middle of an order. 2019, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 9:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
seizuring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
seisure alternative, obsolete lexicographic
seizures Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
seizured Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
seizured Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

seize