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have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"

have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"

To occupy in person; to hold or actually have in one's own keeping; to have and to hold.

To have the legal title to; to have a just right to; to be master of; to own; to have; as, to possess property, an estate, a book.

To obtain occupation or possession of; to accomplish; to gain; to seize.

To enter into and influence; to control the will of; to fill; to affect; -- said especially of evil spirits, passions, etc.

To put in possession; to make the owner or holder of property, power, knowledge, etc.; to acquaint; to inform; -- followed by of or with before the thing possessed, and now commonly used reflexively.

To be the owner of; to have as a quality; hold in control; as, to possess one's soul in patience; to control mentally; as, anger possessed him; be master of; occupy; seize; as, to possess a city during war.

To have or hold as an owner: to have the control of: to inform: to seize: to enter into and influence.

To have or hold as owner; enter and influence.

To have; own; control; dominate; impress thoroughly.