Hyphenation of seize

Are you trying to hyphenate seize? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

seize

Definitions of seize:

1.	Take hold of Grab The sales clerk 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
2.	Take or capture by force The terrorists seized the politicians The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages
3.	Take possession of by force, as after an invasion The invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants The army seized the town The militia captured the castle
4.	Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority The FBI seized the drugs The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment The police confiscated the stolen artwork
5.	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
6.	Hook by a pull on the line Strike a fish
7.	Affect Fear seized the prisoners The patient was seized with unbearable pains He was seized with a dreadful disease
8.	Capture the attention or imagination of This story will grab you The movie seized my imagination

Synonyms of seize:

verb	prehend, clutch, take, get hold of
verb	take, get hold of
verb	appropriate, capture, conquer, assume, usurp, take over, arrogate
verb	impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, take
verb	assume, usurp, take over, arrogate, take
verb	hook
verb	clutch, get hold of, overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
verb	grab, intrigue, fascinate

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.