reseize

transitive verb

re·​seize

"+

1

or reseise

"+

: to put into possession or seizin again : reinvest with seisin

—used with of, in, and sometimes with

2

: to seize again or anew

Word History

Etymology

Middle French resaisir, from Old French, from re- + saisir to seize

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