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Similar words: seize upon · seize up · settle on · strike on · dine on · drive on · gee on · live on · pile on · ride on
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seize on

 (also

seize upon

) (v + prep) TRANSITIVEthey seized on it as a sign of hope ghlac siad leis gur chomhartha dóchais éthe thief seized upon the chaos to ransack the building tháinig an gadaí i dtír ar an anord chun an foirgneamh a ransú → see seize

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