to seize upon

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English - Turkish
kaçırmamak
değerlendirmek
benimsemek
English - English
forhend
To take up, embrace, enact, or turn eagerly to (a plan, idea, ideology, cause, practice, method, etc.); to grasp, understand, and accept quickly; to adopt wholeheartedly or vigorously

The committee seized upon the new plan at once.

To take possession of or claim (an idea, person, event, etc.) as one's own; to assimilate, absorb, annex, co-opt

After the controversy of her public statement, she has been the darling of right-wing groups who have seized upon her as the poster child of their cause.

To grasp or take hold of (an object) suddenly, forcibly, or tightly

The child seized upon the cat's tail as soon as it was within reach.

to seize upon

    Hyphenation

    to seize up·on

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı siz ıpän

    Pronunciation

    /tə ˈsēz əˈpän/ /tə ˈsiːz əˈpɑːn/
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