Definition of possess

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Possess (v. t.) To obtain occupation or possession of; to accomplish; to gain; to seize.

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Splendid :: Splendid (a.) Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright; as, a splendid sun..
Encroach :: Encroach (v. i.) To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another; to trespass; to intrude; to trench; -- commonly with on or upon; as, to encroach on a neighbor; to encroach on the highway..
Patriarchal :: Patriarchal (a.) Of or pertaining to a patriarch or to patriarchs; possessed by, or subject to, patriarchs; as, patriarchal authority or jurisdiction; a patriarchal see; a patriarchal church..
Occupy :: Occupy (v. t.) To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy.
Indifference :: Indifference (n.) Impartiality; freedom from prejudice, prepossession, or bias..
Desirable :: Desirable (v. t.) Worthy of desire or longing; fitted to excite desire or a wish to possess; pleasing; agreeable.
Her :: Her (pron. & a.) The form of the objective and the possessive case of the personal pronoun she; as, I saw her with her purse out..
Forfeit :: Forfeit (n.) To lose, or lose the right to, by some error, fault, offense, or crime; to render one's self by misdeed liable to be deprived of; to alienate the right to possess, by some neglect or crime; as, to forfeit an estate by treason; to forfeit reputation by a breach of promise; -- with to before the one acquiring what is forfeited..
Carmine :: Carmine (n.) The essential coloring principle of cochineal, extracted as a purple-red amorphous mass. It is a glucoside and possesses acid properties; -- hence called also carminic acid..
Envy :: Envy (v. t.) To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.); to look with grudging upon; to begrudge..
Inhold :: Inhold (v. t.) To have inherent; to contain in itself; to possess.
Occupy :: Occupy (v. t.) To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess.
Conquest :: Conquest (n.) That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral..
Encroacher :: Encroacher (n.) One who by gradual steps enters on, and takes possession of, what is not his own..
Save :: Save (a.) To hold possession or use of; to escape loss of.
Equitable :: Equitable (a.) Possessing or exhibiting equity; according to natural right or natural justice; marked by a due consideration for what is fair, unbiased, or impartial; just; as an equitable decision; an equitable distribution of an estate; equitable men..
Pass :: Pass (v. i.) To move or be transferred from one state or condition to another; to change possession, condition, or circumstances; to undergo transition; as, the business has passed into other hands..
Free :: Free (superl.) Thrown open, or made accessible, to all; to be enjoyed without limitations; unrestricted; not obstructed, engrossed, or appropriated; open; -- said of a thing to be possessed or enjoyed; as, a free school..
Homomorphism :: Homomorphism (n.) The possession of but one kind of larvae or young, as in most insects..
Prepossessed :: Prepossessed (imp. & p. p.) of Preposses.
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