Seize and Tear

Seize

Seize verb - To have a clear idea of.

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Tear and seize are semantically related In some cases you can use "Tear" instead a verb "Seize".

Nearby Words: seizure, seizing, seised

Tear verb - To separate or remove by forceful pulling.

Usage example: tore the book from his hand

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Seize and tear are semantically related in cut topic. Sometimes you can use "Seize" instead a verb "Tear", if it concerns topics such as snatch.

Nearby Words: tearful, tearing, teary, teardrop, tearless

people	seize people	tear people
body	seize body	tear body
house	seize house	tear house
world	seize world	tear world
Other words: ship, city, gun, weapons, enemies, ships.

Expect the combatants to seize and tear each other's clothing and/or hair.

Source: Cat Fight
Reave is an archaic word meaning to seize and carry off forcibly, to deprive someone of something, or to break or tear apart.

Source: Verber Creature
When Father, the one responsible for turning them into a philosopher's stone, attempts to absorb Hohenheim's stone into himself, the souls seize their chance for vengeance and tear his body apart from the inside.

Source: Eat Me

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