seize vs overcome

seize and overcome both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of seize include overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm.

seize (verb)	overcome (verb)
capture the attention or imagination of	get on top of; deal with successfully
affect	overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
take into your hands deliberately	win a victory over
take or capture by force	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
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