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- pronunciation:
- p
zes
- features:
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
possesses, possessing, possessed |
| definition 1: |
When you possess something, it means that you have it or you own it.
The young couple next door have a pretty big apartment but they don't possess much furniture.The family lost almost everything they possessed in the fire.- synonyms:
- have, own
- antonyms:
- lack
- similar words:
- grasp, hold, keep
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| definition 2: |
When something possesses you, it has a strong effect on you and controls you in some way.
The idea of winning a gold medal possessed the young skater, and she practiced skating for hours and hours every day. She thought of nothing else.- similar words:
- control, dominate, rule
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| related words: |
occupy |
| derivation: |
possessor (n.) |
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