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kidnap vs seize

seize vs kidnap

kidnap and seize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kidnap No No Yes No
seize No No Yes No
As verbs, seize is a hypernym of kidnap; that is, seize is a word with a broader meaning than kidnap:
  • kidnap: take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
  • seize: take or capture by force
kidnap (verb) seize (verb)
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom capture the attention or imagination of
affect
take into your hands deliberately
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 kidnap and seize

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