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seize on

/ˈsiːz ɒn/ /ˈsiːz ɔn/

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verb

Agarrar, apoderarse de

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. "

El gato vio el hilo colgando e inmediatamente lo agarró, golpeándolo con sus patas.

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verb

Aprovechar, adoptar, aferrarse a

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."

Escuché sus ideas y me aferré a ellas inmediatamente.

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verb

Aprovechar, apropiarse

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."

Después de la controversia por su declaración pública, se ha convertido en la favorita de los grupos de derecha que la han aprovechado como la imagen de su causa.

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