Sieze or seize?
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Correct spelling: seize. Misspelling: sieze.
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Memory tip
Seize is an exception to the rule: E before I.
Why people write “sieze”
The misspelling “sieze” is only one letter off: it writes IE instead of EI, the classic "i before e" trap.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make seize automatic.
What does “seize” mean?
seize verb
- take hold of; grab
“The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter”
- take or capture by force
“The terrorists seized the politicians”
- take possession of by force, as after an invasion
“the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants”
Synonyms:appropriatecaptureconquer
- take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
“The FBI seized the drugs”
Synonyms:impoundattachsequesterconfiscate
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Seize” in a sentence
- Seize the opportunity!
- The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter.
- The terrorists seized the politicians.
- The invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants.
Is “seize” a playable word?
14 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“sieze” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from SEIZE.