How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: prehend, clutch
Categories: get hold of, take
Within this category: catch, clasp, claw, clench, collar, collar, get, grab, grapple, grip, nab, rack, snatch
How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: usurp, take over, arrogate, assume
Categories: take
Within this category: annex, appropriate, preoccupy, raid