seize vs overpower

seize and overpower both are verbs.

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

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

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

seize (verb)	overpower (verb)
capture the attention or imagination of	overcome by superior force
affect	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
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