Definition of seizes:
(v) :
(transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
(v) :
(transitive) To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).
(v) :
(transitive) To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
(v) :
(transitive) To have a sudden and powerful effect upon.
(v) :
(transitive, nautical) To bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line.
(v) :
(intransitive) To have a seizure.