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seizure

/ˈsiʒə/SEE-zhur
/ˈsiʒɚ/SEE-zhur

Meaningthe act of seizing

Common meaning: taking by force

Other meanings: a sudden attack of illness

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchsaisirsource
  2. Middle Englishseysensource
  3. Englishseize‘to grab’
  4. Englishformed in English from seizeseizure‘taking by force’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from seize + -ure.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), SEIZE, p.539 · scan

Source words

  • saisir Old French · source word “to put in possession”

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