seize
A. -transitive verb
1. (=physically take hold of) coger, agarrar
·to seize hold of something/somebody
·coger or agarrar algo/a somebody, someone
·to seize somebody by the arm
·coger or agarrar a somebody, someone por el brazo
2. (=capture)
[+person] detener
[+territory] apoderarse de
[+power] tomar, hacerse con
3. (law, legal)
(=confiscate)
[+property] incautar, embargar
4. (=kidnap) secuestrar
5. (figurative)
[+opportunity] aprovechar
·to be seized with fear/rage
·estar sobrecogido por el miedo/la cólera
·he was seized with a desire to leave
·el deseo de marcharse se apoderó de él
B. -intransitive verb