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Definition of Possess

1. Verb. Have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill. "He possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"

2. Verb. Have ownership or possession of. "How many cars does she have?"

3. Verb. Enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas. "A terrible rage possessed her"

Definition of Possess

1. v. t. To occupy in person; to hold or actually have in one's own keeping; to have and to hold.

Definition of Possess

1. Verb. (transitive) To have; to have ownership of. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To take control of someone's body or mind, especially in a supernatural manner. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To occupy. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive dated with ''of'') To vest ownership in (someone) with ownership. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Possess

1. to have as property [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Possess

posologies posology posolutely pospolite poss poss. posse posse comitatus possed posseman

posser possers posses possesion possesions possess (current term) possess'd possessed possessed(p) possessed of

possessedly possessedness possessednesses possessee possesser possesses possesseth possessing possession possession is nine-tenths of the law

Literary usage of Possess

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Lancet (1842)
"Every school in the metropolis, without exception, and most of those in the provinces, possess the same right аз grées, honours, exhibitions, ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"The cells which compose it possess no definite boundaries and form an epithelial ... Feeding experiments indicate that the midgut does not possess an ..."

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