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Verbs (7)

v. affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"

reach, get through, get hold of, contact

v. be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"

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Fuzzynyms (22)

tweet, twirp

v. make a weak, chirping sound; "the small bird was tweeting in the tree"

intercept, stop

v. seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"

grasp, hold on

v. hold firmly

hold, support, sustain, hold up

v. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

stand, stand up, place upright

v. put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?"

set about, go about, approach

v. begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprise, apprize

v. inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"

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take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on

v. adopt; "take up new ideas"

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