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Meaning of 'possess'
Meaning of 'possess' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Possess 
[ v. t.]
- To occupy in person; to hold or actually have in one's
own keeping; to have and to hold. [ v. t.]- To have the legal title to; to have a just right to; to be master of; to own; to have; as, to possess property, an estate, a book.
- To obtain occupation or possession of; to accomplish; to gain; to seize.
- To enter into and influence; to control the will of; to fill; to affect; -- said especially of evil spirits, passions, etc.
- To put in possession; to make the owner or holder of property, power, knowledge, etc.; to acquaint; to inform; -- followed by of or with before the thing possessed, and now commonly used reflexively.
Meaning of 'possess' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. possess [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- have ownership or possession of
- have ownership or possession of
Example in sentence:
- He owns three houses in Florida;
- How many cars does she have?
Meaning (2):
- have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
- have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
Example in sentence:
- he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East
Meaning (3):
- enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas
- enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas
Example in sentence:
- A terrible rage possessed her;
- What possessed you to buy this house?
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