possess
Meaning of possess
verb
- have as belonging to one; own.
I do not possess a television set
- (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 a man) have sexual intercourse with.
he just wanted her, to possess her
- 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:
Meaning have in one's possession:
Meaning cast a spell over (someone):
Meaning fill (someone) with great delight; charm:
Meaning capture the fascinated attention of:
Meaning determine the behaviour or supervise the running of:
Meaning have power and influence over:
Meaning have an influence on:
Meaning make (someone) extremely annoyed:
Meaning (of something bad) cause great and continual trouble to:
Meaning make (someone) mad:
Meaning suffering from dementia:
Meaning in a state of mind which prevents normal perception, behaviour, or social interaction; seriously mentally ill:
Meaning insane or wildly out of control:
Meaning out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied:
Meaning placed under a spell; bewitched:
Meaning preoccupy or fill the mind of (someone) continually and to a troubling extent:
Meaning (of a place) frequented by a ghost:
Translation of possess
- French: posséder, avoir
- German: besitzen, haben
- Italian: possedere, avere
- Portuguese: possuir, ter
- Spanish: poseer, tener
Words that rhyme with possess
sess, obsess, marquisess, Swissess, assess, dispossess, overassess, overpossess, prepossess, reassess, repossess, unpossess
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