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") 

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