possess

Meaning of possess

verb
  1. have as belonging to one; own.
    I do not possess a television set
  2. (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
  3. (of a man) have sexual intercourse with.
    he just wanted her, to possess her
  4. maintain (oneself or one's mind or soul) in a state of patience or quiet.
    I tried to possess my soul in patience

late Middle English: from Old French possesser, from Latin possess- ‘occupied, held’, from the verb possidere, from potis ‘able, capable’ + sedere ‘sit’.

Information about possess

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of possess

pos-sess

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • possess is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

possess synonyms

Meaning own:

own, have

Meaning have in one's possession:

hold

Meaning cast a spell over (someone):

bewitch, bewitched

Meaning fill (someone) with great delight; charm:

enchant

Meaning capture the fascinated attention of:

enthral

Meaning determine the behaviour or supervise the running of:

control

Meaning have power and influence over:

dominate

Meaning have an influence on:

influence

Meaning make (someone) extremely annoyed:

madden, maddened

Meaning (of something bad) cause great and continual trouble to:

bedevil, bedevilled

Meaning make (someone) mad:

mad

Meaning suffering from dementia:

demented

Meaning in a state of mind which prevents normal perception, behaviour, or social interaction; seriously mentally ill:

insane

Meaning insane or wildly out of control:

crazed

Meaning out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied:

berserk

Meaning placed under a spell; bewitched:

enchanted

Meaning preoccupy or fill the mind of (someone) continually and to a troubling extent:

obsessed

Meaning (of a place) frequented by a ghost:

haunted

Translation of possess

Words that rhyme with possess

sess, obsess, marquisess, Swissess, assess, dispossess, overassess, overpossess, prepossess, reassess, repossess, unpossess

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