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possesses |
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 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")
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