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verb 
  1. (transitive) To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital).
I own this car.
  1. (transitive) To acknowledge responsibility for.
I have to own this problem.
  1. (transitive) To admit.
It is difficult, I own, to guard against it in so arduous a struggle - Lord Byron.
  1. (transitive) To defeat or make an embarrassment out of (Slang, used especially in online gaming most commonly in a form of to get owned, also see ownage)
I will own my enemies.
If you do that you will get owned
Translations: 
  • Dutch: verslaan
  • French: vaincre
  • German: schlagen
  • Italian: sconfiggere
  • Spanish: vencer, derrotar

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