possess
verb
1 possess
Have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill.
Roget 484:
believe,
credit;
give faith to,
give credit to,
credence to;
see,
realize;
assume,
receive;
set down for,
take for;
have it,
take it;
consider,
esteem,
presume.
count upon,
depend upon,
calculate upon,
pin one's faith upon,
reckon upon,
lean upon,
build upon,
rely upon,
rest upon;
lay one's account for;
make sure of.
make oneself easy about,
on that score;
take on trust,
take on credit;
take for granted,
take for gospel;
allow some weight to,
attach some weight to.
know,
know for certain;
have know,
make no doubt;
doubt not;
be,
rest assured
etc.
adj.;
persuade oneself,
assure oneself,
satisfy oneself;
make up one's mind.
give one credit for;
confide in,
believe in,
put one's trust in;
place in,
repose in,
implicit confidence in;
take one's word for,
at one's word;
place reliance on,
rely upon,
swear by,
regard to.
think,
hold;
take,
take it;
opine,
be of opinion,
conceive,
trow†,
ween†,
fancy,
apprehend;
have it,
hold a belief,
possess,
entertain a belief,
adopt a belief,
imbibe a belief,
embrace a belief,
get hold of a belief,
hazard,
foster,
nurture a belief,
cherish a belief,
have an opinion,
hold an opinion,
possess,
entertain an opinion,
adopt an opinion,
imbibe an opinion,
embrace an opinion,
get hold of an opinion,
hazard an opinion,
foster an opinion,
nurture an opinion,
cherish an opinion
etc.
n..
view as,
consider as,
take as,
hold as,
conceive as,
regard as,
esteem as,
deem as,
look upon as,
account as,
set down as;
surmise
etc.
514.
get it into one's head,
take it into one's head;
come round to an opinion;
swallow
etc.
(credulity)
486.
cause to be believed
etc.
v.;
satisfy,
persuade,
have the ear of,
gain the confidence of,
assure;
convince,
convict†,
convert;
wean,
bring round;
bring over,
win over;
indoctrinate
etc.
(teach)
537;
cram down the throat;
produce conviction,
carry conviction;
bring home to,
drive home to.
go down,
find credence,
pass current;
be received
etc.
v.,
be current
etc.
adj.;
possess,
take hold of,
take possession of the mind.
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2 possess
Have ownership or possession of.
synonyms: have, own.
Roget 490:
know,
ken [Scot.],
scan,
wot†;
wot aware†,
be aware of
etc.
adj.;
ween†,
weet†,
trow†,
have,
possess.
conceive;
apprehend,
comprehend;
take,
realize,
understand,
savvy [Slang],
appreciate;
fathom,
make out;
recognize,
discern,
perceive,
see,
get a sight-of,
experience.
know full well;
have some knowledge of,
possess some knowledge of;
be au courant
etc.
adj.;
have in one's head,
have at one' fingers ends;
know by heart,
know by rote;
be master of;
connaitre le dessous des cartes [Fr.],
know what's what
etc.
698.
see one's way;
discover
etc.
480.1.
come to one's knowledge
etc.
(information)
527.
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Roget 780:
possess
etc.
777;
be the possessor of
etc.
779,
own;
have for one's own,
have for one's very own;
come in for,
inherit.
savor of the realty.
be one's property
etc.
n.;
belong to;
appertain to,
pertain to.
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Roget 777:
possess,
have,
hold,
occupy,
enjoy;
be possessed of
etc.
adj.;
have in hand
etc.
adj.;
own
etc.
780;
command.
inherit;
come to,
come in for.
engross,
monopolize,
forestall,
regrate†,
impropriate†,
have all to oneself;
corner;
have a firmhold of
etc.
(retain)
781†;
get into one's hand
etc.
(acquire)
775.
belong to,
appertain to,
pertain to;
be in one's possession
etc.
adj.;
vest in.
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Dutch: hebben, bezitten, kennen, tellen
3 possess
Enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas.
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possessing
adjective
Roget 777:
possessing
etc.
v.;
worth;
possessed of,
seized of,
master of,
in possession of;
usucapient†;
endowed with,
blest with,
instinct with,
fraught with,
laden with,
charged with.
possessed
etc.
v.;
on hand,
by one;
in hand,
in store,
in stock;
in one's hands,
in one's grasp,
in one's possession;
at one's command,
at one's disposal;
one's own
etc.
(property)
780.
unsold,
unshared.
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