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21seize on/upon — take eager advantage of (something); exploit for one s own purposes the government has eagerly seized on the evidence to deny any link between deprivation and crime * * * seize on/upon [phrasal verb] seize on/upon (something) : to take or use… …
22seize — verb 1 take hold of sb/sth suddenly and firmly ADVERB ▪ immediately, suddenly ▪ He was immediately seized and thrown into prison. PREPOSITION ▪ by ▪ She sei …
23Seize the Night (novel) — Infobox Book | name = Seize the Night image caption = Cover of Seize the Night author = Dean Koontz cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Moonlight Bay Trilogy genre = Suspense, Horror novel publisher = Cemetery Dance …
24Seize the Night tour — infobox concert tour concert tour name = Seize the Night artist = Meat Loaf dates =2007 number of legs = 2 number of shows = 112 last tour =Hair of the Dog this tour =Seize the Night next tour = Seize the Night (also known as the Three Bats tour) …
25seize on/upon — take eager advantage of. → seize …
26seize — verb 1》 take hold of suddenly and forcibly. ↘take forcible possession of. ↘(of the police or another authority) take possession of by warrant or legal right. 2》 take (an opportunity) eagerly and decisively. ↘(seize on/upon) take eager …
27seize — v. a. 1. Gripe, grasp, snatch, clutch, catch, capture, grapple, lay hold on, lay hold of, fasten upon, lay hands on, take hold of (forcibly and suddenly). 2. Come upon suddenly (as attacks of disease), attack, take hold of. 3. Fasten, fix. 4.… …
28seize on — or[upon] {v. phr.} To latch onto. * /Whenever Herb is in a romantic mood, Irene seizes on it and starts talking about marriage, which is not what Herb had in mind./ …
29seize on — or[upon] {v. phr.} To latch onto. * /Whenever Herb is in a romantic mood, Irene seizes on it and starts talking about marriage, which is not what Herb had in mind./ …
30seize — v. 1 tr. take hold of forcibly or suddenly. 2 tr. take possession of forcibly (seized the fortress; seized power). 3 tr. take possession of (contraband goods, documents, etc.) by warrant or legal right, confiscate, impound. 4 tr. affect suddenly… …
