What is another word for seize on?

Pronunciation: [sˈiːz ˈɒn] (IPA)

The phrase "seize on" means to take advantage of something or to make the most of it. However, there are many other ways to express this concept. For example, one could say "capitalize on," "exploit," "utilize," "profit from," or "leveraging." The word "harness" can also work in certain contexts. Similarly, one could replace "seize" with "grab," "snatch," "take hold of," or "clutch," depending on the level of urgency or aggression involved. Ultimately, the key is to choose a synonym that accurately expresses the desired nuance of the original phrase.

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What are the hypernyms for Seize on?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Seize on

  • The word Revolution, which we Socialists are so often forced to use, has a terrible sound in most people's ears, even when we have explained to them that it does not necessarily mean a change accompanied by riot and all kinds of violence, and cannot mean a change made mechanically and in the teeth of opinion by a group of men who have somehow managed to seize on the executive power for the moment.So we will stick to our word, which means a change of the basis of society; it may frighten people, but it will at least warn them that there is something to be frightened about, which will be no less dangerous for being ignored; and also it may encourage some people, and will mean to them at least not a fear, but a hope.
    William Morris
  • The typical reaction of liberal intellectuals is to seize on the contradiction here: How can something be both wrong and right, or at least both wrong and OK, at the same time? What liberal intellectuals fail to see is that this so-called contradiction expresses the quintessence of the Machiavellian and therefore the modern, a quintessence that has been thoroughly absorbed by the man in the street. The world is ruled by necessity, says the man in the street, not by some abstract moral code. We have to do what we have to do. If you wish to counter the man in the street, it cannot be by appeal to moral principles, much less by demanding that people should run their lives in such a way that there are no contradictions between what they say and what they do. Ordinary life is full of contradictions; ordinary people are used to accommodating them. Rather, you must attack the metaphysical, supra-empirical status of and show that to be fraudulent.
    J. M. Coetzee
  • Where there are neglected opportunities we will seize on them, and we will focus on the priorities of the people of London: cutting crime, improving transport, protecting green space, delivering affordable housing, giving taxpayers value for money in every one of the 32 boroughs.
    Boris Johnson

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