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sei·zure
 seizure
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- pronunciation:
- si
zh
 r
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a sudden attack caused by a disease such as epilepsy.
A nurse helped the boy who was having a seizure.
- similar words:
- fit
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| definition 2: |
any act of seizing.
The news tonight reported a large seizure of drugs.- similar words:
- capture, catch, grab, take
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| related words: |
apprehension, arrest, occupation, pluck |
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The word seizure
contains the following part:
-ure
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act or process of
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ure
attaches to Latin verb roots and English verbs.
Example words:
acupuncture, adventure, agriculture, aquaculture, capture, composure, enclosure, exposure, failure, figure, fixture, fracture, lecture, legislature, literature, manufacture, miniature, picture, posture, pressure, procedure, rapture, rupture, Scripture, seizure, structure, texture, torture
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