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    pos·sess
    [pəˈzes]
    verb
    possess (verb) · possesses (third person present) · possessed (past tense) · possessed (past participle) · possessing (present participle)
    1. have as belonging to one; own:
      "I do not possess a television set"
      • law
        have possession of as distinct from ownership:
        "a two-year suspended sentence for possessing cocaine"
      • have as an ability, quality, or characteristic:
        "he did not possess a sense of humor" · "she was possessed of a powerful soprano voice"
      • archaic
        (possess oneself of)
        take for one's own:
        "all that the plaintiffs did was to possess themselves of the securities"
    2. (be possessed)
      (of a demon or spirit, especially an evil one) have complete power over (someone) and be manifested through their speech or actions:
      "she was possessed by the Devil"
      • (of an emotion, idea, etc.) dominate the mind of; have an overpowering influence on:
        "I was possessed by a desire to tell her everything"
    3. literary
      have sexual intercourse with (a woman):
      "he just wanted her, to possess her"
    4. archaic
      maintain (oneself or one's mind or soul) in a state or condition of patience or quiet:
      "I tried to possess my soul in patience and to forget how hungry I was"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French possesser, from Latin possess- ‘occupied, held’, from the verb possidere, from potis ‘able, capable’ + sedere ‘sit’.
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    verb
    1. have as belonging to one; own:
      be the owner of
      have in one's possession
      be in possession of
      be the possessor of
    2. (of a demon or spirit, especially an evil one) have complete power over (someone) and be manifested through their speech or actions:
     
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