seize upon (English, verb)
expansion: seize upon (third-person singular simple present seizes upon, present participle seizing upon, simple past and past participle seized upon)
Senses:
glosses: To grasp or take hold of (an object) suddenly, forcibly, or tightly.
glosses: To take up, embrace, enact, or turn eagerly to (a plan, idea, ideology, cause, practice, method, etc.); to grasp, understand, and accept quickly; to adopt wholeheartedly or vigorously.
glosses: To take possession of or claim (an idea, person, event, etc.) as one's own; to assimilate, absorb, annex, co-opt.
Forms:
form: seizes upon
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: seizing upon
tags: participle
present
form: seized upon
tags: participle
past
form: seized upon
tags: past
form: seize on
tags: alternative