See Also: seize(1)(dictionary)
seize(2)(dictionary)
seize(dictionary)
A PRENDRE, French, to take, to seize, in contracts, as profits a prendre(law)

ergative (oh) and seize(1) (iou)


ergative (oh)



an ergative verb can be either transitive or intransitive, with the same word used as the object of the transitive form and as the subject of the intransitive form, such as 'cooked' in the sentences 'He cooked the potatoes' and 'The potatoes cooked quickly'.

seize(1) (iou)



seize noun. [si:z] E20.
[from the verb.]
An instance of a machine etc. seizing up or failing to work. Also seize-up.