take hold vs seize

take hold and seize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
take hold	No	No	Yes	No
seize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take hold and seize are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of take hold include clutch, prehend, take hold of.

take hold (verb)	seize (verb)
take into your hands deliberately	capture the attention or imagination of
assume control	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