Home › Words › U › unseizeunseizeunseize means to release from a state of being seized up, or locked in position.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, unseize ranks #3,411 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom un- + seize.verbTo release from a state of being seized up, or locked in position.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.disarrest 72% match — To release something that has been seized. vs unseize →desequestrate 63% match — To release from sequestration vs unseize →unstall 62% match — To release from a stalled state. vs unseize →unthrottle 61% match — To undo the throttling of; to release from a throttled state. vs unseize →unjam 61% match — To remove a blockage from; to release from being jammed. vs unseize →unpinion 61% match — To release (something) from pinions. vs unseize →unsnare 61% match — To release from a snare vs unseize →unclutch 61% match — To open (something tightly closed). vs unseize →