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seize on

/ˈsiːz ɒn/ /ˈsiːz ɔn/

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verb

To grasp or take hold of (an object) suddenly, forcibly, or tightly.

Examples :

"The cat saw the string dangling and immediately seized on it, batting it with its paws. "

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verb

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.

Examples :

"I heard her ideas and seized upon them immediately."

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verb

To take possession of or claim (an idea, person, event, etc.) as one's own; to assimilate, absorb, annex, co-opt.

Examples :

"After the controversy of her public statement, she has been the darling of right-wing groups who have seized upon her as the poster child of their cause."

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