apoderar-se de — meaning in English
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English meaning
- appropriate adj Suitable or correct for a particular situation.
- seize verb To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
Senses
apoderar-se de is used for these senses in English:
- appropriate (transitive) To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.
- seize (transitive) To have a sudden and powerful effect upon.
appropriate — full definition
- adj Suitable or correct for a particular situation.
- verb To take something for one's own use, often without permission.
seize — full definition
- verb To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
- verb To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).
- verb To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
- verb To have a sudden and powerful effect upon.