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possessed |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb possess 2 of 3 senses of possess Sense 1 possess => exhibit Sense 2 own have possess => prepossess Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb possess 2 of 3 senses of possess Sense 1 possess => exhibit => phosphoresce Sense 2 own have possess => prepossess Entailment of verb possess Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb possess 3 senses of possess Sense 1 possess => have feature Sense 2 own have possess Sense 3 possess => dominate Familiarity of verb possess possess used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb possess Sense 1 possess => have feature -------------- Sense 2 own have possess -------------- Sense 3 possess => dominate -------------- 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") Overview of adj possessed The adj possessed has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) obsessed, possessed -- (influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion; "by love possessed") 2. amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed -- (in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows") Antonyms of adj possessed 2 senses of possessed Sense 1 obsessed, possessed(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA controlled) -> uncontrolled Sense 2 amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA insane) -> sane Similarity of adj possessed 2 senses of possessed Sense 1 obsessed, possessed(prenominal) => controlled (vs. uncontrolled) Sense 2 amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed(prenominal) => insane (vs. sane) Attributes of adj possessed Familiarity of adj possessed possessed used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj possessed dispossessed possessed self-possessed 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") Overview of adj possessed The adj possessed has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) obsessed, possessed -- (influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion; "by love possessed") 2. amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed -- (in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows")
possessed definition
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