Possess

Word POSSESS
Character 7
Hyphenation pos sess
Pronunciations /pəˈzɛs/

Definitions and meanings of "Possess"

What do we mean by possess?

To have as property; own. transitive verb

To have under one's power or control. transitive verb

To have as a quality, characteristic, or other attribute. transitive verb

To have mastery or knowledge of. transitive verb

To gain control or power over. Used of a demon or spirit. transitive verb

To occupy fully the mind or feelings of. transitive verb

To have sexual intercourse with (a woman). transitive verb

To control or maintain (one's nature) in a particular condition. transitive verb

To cause (oneself) to own, hold, or master something, such as property or knowledge. transitive verb

To gain or seize. transitive verb

To own; have as a belonging, property, characteristic, or attribute.

To seize; take possession of; make one's self master of.

To put in possession; make master or owner, whether by force or legally: with of before the thing, and now generally used in the passive or reflexively: as, to possess one's self of another's secret; to be or stand possessed of a certain manor.

To have and hold; occupy in person; hence, to inhabit.

To occupy; keep; maintain; entertain: mostly with a reflexive reference.

To imbue; impress: with with before the thing.

To take possession of; fascinate; enthrall; affect or influence so intensely or thoroughly as to dominate or overpower: with with before the thing that fills or dominates.

To have; to have ownership of.

To take control of someone's body or mind, especially in a supernatural manner.

(chiefly with of) To vest ownership in (someone, or oneself); to give someone power or knowledge; to acquaint; to inform.

Being obsessed with someone or something to an extreme circumstance Urban Dictionary

The act of ownership, or owning something. Urban Dictionary

Oh golly gee! It’s so weird! He treats all of the people who do this think like they’re the same person! Like they’re possessed by a some kind of ideology! Urban Dictionary

The original death metal band. Formed in San Francisco in 1983, known for popularizing the upside-down cross motif. Heavily influenced a lot of heavy metal bands inluding Slayer and Venom. Broke up in 1993. Urban Dictionary

A member of the UK hip hop group "Rhyme Asylum". He is most known for his participation in the 06 Jump Off "World Rap Championships", during which he and his partner "Whashisface" (AKA Reine) progressed through to the final stage in Los Vegas, but lost to Los Angeles rappers "Illmaculate" and "Thesaurus". His verses have a reputation for outstanding lyrical content, creative wordplay and hard-hitting punchlines, a prime example of this being the song "Poisonous Penmanship" of the album "State Of Lunacy". Examples of his lyrical ability (though no single bar can do him justice) are: "We unattractive ferocious creatures, I got master degree burns After a heat stroke of genius," -Poison Penmanship (State Of Lunacy) "Behead the king and the queen Lootin Tutin Karmoons tomb on a get rich quick pyramid scheeme" -Victory Speech (DUB) "Rush the doors From dusk to dawn My entourage plot on top of Scotland yard cause we above the law." -Unreasonable ft Diabolic (State of Lunacy) For further information, or to listen to his songs or buy his albums, visit Rhyme Asylum's myspace: www.myspace.com/rhymeasylum Urban Dictionary

When a spirt or a being traps themselfs in your body and controls you in weird and or scary. Urban Dictionary

Explanation: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You could make someone jump into lava, or even make them set their phone on fire. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Explanation 2: If it is your possession, you own it. If it is your friend's possession, then he/she owns it. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Urban Dictionary

Has...on your person or elsewhere. Urban Dictionary

To get very drunk. Urban Dictionary

The best tech. death band ever! The band's solo's aren't Necrophagist but the melodies and riff's are so technical. No breakdowns (those are for pussy's) First album is Cabinet, the best one by far. Second album is Noctabmulant, just as excellent but the first one was way better. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Possess

The word "possess" in example sentences

My abode is humble: in the midst of an orchard, which my father planted: but I possess a few books, some of them curious, and should like to _read_ double the number I _possess_. " ❋ Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1811)

The unusual quality they possess is that they are fluoresce in UV light or a common black light and will literally glow in the black light. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The fourth quality one must possess is discipline. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I just read an essay by Montaigne where he makes the same point you did, that the only thing you truly possess is yourself. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The third quality one must possess is self-determination. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The second quality one must possess is the willingness to invest time and effort even if direct results do not seem at all apparent. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The history of Tamil invasions against the only homeland that the Buddhist Sinhalese possess is not just the stuff of ancient history, but a living reality underpinned by latter-day Tamil terrorism. ❋ Unknown (2009)

What measure of civilization they do possess is exotic. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Such identity as they do possess is invariably generated by the role they play in cloaking abstractions; and these, which tend to vary according to whichever fragment of papyrus or pyramid text is being quoted, rarely make for gripping narrative. ❋ Tom Holland (2010)

The only thing I really want to possess is books: try not to think too badly of me. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The fifth and last quality one must possess is optimism. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But with defensive end Pernell McPhee returning, State should again possess a dangerous pass rush. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The expertise they possess is a matter of knowledge, which is distinct from rationality. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The most important thing which an enterprise should possess is the ability to believe in oneself and should go after that religiously. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I was looking for pictures to upload of our powder-y dumps, but all I possess is a cell phone camera. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But I've got a bad news ... on your homepage you say that "Mine to possess" is already out. ❋ Nalini Singh (2008)

[Anna] [Blount] is the most [possessive]. ❋ Ebrown13 (2020)

Richard: "[I own] this joint, because I [payed] for it, that's how possession works. Welcome to basis of [free trade]." ❋ Incognitoyou'regay (2009)

Hym “[Oh gosh] [golly] [bujesus]! Why is he treating all of them like they’re possessed by an ideology!? God, I’m going to need a couple dozen PhDs to figure this one out!” ❋ Hym Iam (2022)

[Possessed] [reinvented] [the metal] genre. ❋ Matt (2005)

Person 1 - Damn! Person 2 - What's up? Person 1 - Just Listening to [Poison] [Penmanship], Possessed is [a BEAST]! Person 2 - Hell yea ❋ Sick Rhymes (2009)

[Jermey] looks really [possessed] when he’s [sleeping] ❋ The Demon Doctor (2019)

[Oh crap]! He has the power of [possession]! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Definition: The power to control someone. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also: That is [David's] possession. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Definition 2: something that someone owns. ❋ CrypticGamer (2016)

1. My brother, [Leroy], possesses a lot of [debt]. 2. I can't get caught in possession, because my brother, Leroy, possesses [the stolen] goods, yo. ❋ Evuh (2005)

"Yo dawg, you see [Porl] last night?" "Yeah, he and his new BF were totally possessed." "[Whoaa] [cool man]." ❋ Tuncay7 (2013)

[Spawn of Possession] is from [Sweden] and one the greatest underground [tech]. death bands in the world. ❋ CrissyMonster (2007)

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