Definitions for possess

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possess pos·sess

Spelling: [puh-zes]

IPA: /pəˈzɛs/

Possess is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 52 anagrams from letters in possess (eopssss).

Definitions for possess

verb (used with object)

1. to have as belonging to one; have as property; own:
2. to have as a faculty, quality, or the like:
3. (of a spirit, especially an evil one) to occupy, dominate, or control (a person) from within:
4. (of a feeling, idea, etc.) to dominate or actuate in the manner of such a spirit:
5. (of a man) to succeed in having sexual intercourse with.
6. to have knowledge of:
7. to keep or maintain (oneself, one's mind, etc.) in a certain state, as of peace, patience, etc.
8. to maintain control over (oneself, one's mind, etc.).
9. to impart to; inform; familiarize (often followed by of or with):
10. to cause to be dominated or influenced, as by an idea, feeling, etc.
11. to make (someone) owner, holder, or master, as of property, information, etc.:
12. to seize or take.
13. to gain or win.
14. to occupy or hold.

Origin of possess

1425-75; late Middle English possesen Middle French possess(i)er, noun derivative of possession possession

Examples for possess

I know that many people do not feel they possess their partners and lovers.

As a white, educated, Western, middle-class male, I possess most of the unearned privilege the world has to offer.

If our whole horizon of truth were not broadened, we could not possess this command.

We attribute his successes or failures to the presence or lack of some special sauce that he does or does not possess.

That thing we seemed to possess was not the other, but an image of them we formed—they themselves are still free.

The Fish and Wildlife officer told him that it was illegal to possess a protected species or a raptor.

It is tragic how few people ever ‘possess their souls’ before they die.

The misfortune was that this was the only thing they cared to possess.

There are some papers and some money I must possess myself of.

In painting, we believe we possess a school second to none of modern art.