arrest vs seize

seize vs arrest

arrest is a noun but seize is not a noun.

arrest and seize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
arrest	Yes	No	Yes	No
seize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, seize is a hypernym of arrest; that is, seize is a word with a broader meaning than arrest:

arrest: take into custody
seize: take into your hands deliberately

Other hypernyms of arrest include clutch, prehend, take hold, take hold of.

arrest (noun)	seize (noun)
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
the state of inactivity following an interruption

arrest (verb)	seize (verb)
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of	capture the attention or imagination of
take into custody	affect
attract and fix	take into your hands deliberately
cause to come to an abrupt stop	take or capture by force
	hook by a pull on the line
	take possession of by force, as after an invasion
	take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
	seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

Difference between arrest and seize

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