possess

possess is a 7-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To occupy in person; to hold or actually have in one's own keeping; to have and to hold. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To occupy in person; to hold or actually have in one's own keeping; to have and to hold.
2. transitive verb. To have the legal title to; to have a just right to; to be master of; to own; to have; as, to possess property, an estate, a book.
3. transitive verb. To obtain occupation or possession of; to accomplish; to gain; to seize.
4. transitive verb. To enter into and influence; to control the will of; to fill; to affect; -- said especially of evil spirits, passions, etc.
5. transitive verb. To put in possession; to make the owner or holder of property, power, knowledge, etc.; to acquaint; to inform; -- followed by of or with before the thing possessed, and now commonly used reflexively.
6. verb. have ownership or possession of

   "He owns three houses in Florida"

   "How many cars does she have?"

   Synonyms: have, own

7. verb. have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill

   "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"

8. verb. enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas

   "What possessed you to buy this house?"

   "A terrible rage possessed her"

Synonyms

have, own

Common word forms

posses, possessed, possesses, possessing, possessable

Words from these letters

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