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verb (possess, es)
  1. To have; to have ownership of.
    He does not even a working telephone.
  2. To take control of someone's body or mind, especially in a supernatural manner.
    They thought he was possessed by evil spirits.
Etymology: 
  • From possessum, past participle of possidere.


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