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possess
Overview of verb possess
The verb possess has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (33) possess -- (have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East")
2. (12) own, have, possess -- (have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?")
3. (2) possess -- (enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas; "What possessed you to buy this house?"; "A terrible rage possessed her")
Grep of noun possess
possession
possessive
possessive case
possessiveness
possessor
Antonyms of verb possess
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb possess
3 senses of possess
Sense 1
possess
=> have, feature
Sense 2
own, have, possess
Sense 3
possess
=> dominate
=> influence, act upon, work
=> affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb possess
2 of 3 senses of possess
Sense 1
possess
=> exhibit
Sense 2
own, have, possess
=> prepossess
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb possess
3 senses of possess
Sense 1
possess
=> have, feature
Sense 2
own, have, possess
Sense 3
possess
=> dominate
'Cause To' of verb possess
Derived Forms of verb possess
1 of 3 senses of possess
Sense 2
own, have, possess
RELATED TO>(adj) possessive#3
=> possessive
RELATED TO>(adj) possessive#2
=> possessive
RELATED TO>(noun) possession#1
=> possession, ownership
RELATED TO>(noun) possessor#1
=> owner, possessor
Domain of verb possess
Domain Terms of verb possess
Familiarity of verb possess
possess used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb possess
3 senses of possess
Sense 1
possess
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
own, have, possess
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
possess
*> Something ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb possess
2 of 3 senses of possess
Sense 1
possess
> have, feature
=> wear
=> wear, bear
=> carry
=> carry
=> bear
=> give off
=> unite, combine
=> star
=> sport, feature, boast
=> possess
=> abound, burst, bristle
=> brim
=> carry, pack, take
=> read, say
=> wear
=> carry
Sense 3
possess
> dominate
=> overbear
=> possess
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb possess
Sense 1
possess
=> have, feature
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Sense 2
own, have, possess
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Sense 3
possess
=> dominate
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Grep of verb possess
dispossess
possess
prepossess
repossess
Grep of adj possess
possessed
possessive
Grep of adv possess
possessively
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