Definition of possess

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Possess (v. t.) To put in possession; to make the owner or holder of property, power, knowledge, etc.; to acquaint; to inform; -- followed by of or with before the thing possessed, and now commonly used reflexively..

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Release :: Release (n.) To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit..
Seizin :: Seizin (n.) Possession; possession of an estate of froehold. It may be either in deed or in law; the former when there is actual possession, the latter when there is a right to such possession by construction of law. In some of the United States seizin means merely ownership..
Carry :: Carry (v. t.) To get possession of by force; to capture.
Good :: Good (superl.) Possessing moral excellence or virtue; virtuous; pious; religious; -- said of persons or actions.
Insular :: Insular (a.) Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or possessing the characteristics, of an island; as, an insular climate, fauna, etc..
Plenipotent :: Plenipotent (a.) Possessing full power.
Redeem :: Redeem (v. t.) To purchase back; to regain possession of by payment of a stipulated price; to repurchase.
Envier :: Envier (n.) One who envies; one who desires inordinately what another possesses.
Possessioner :: Possessioner (n.) A possessor; a property holder.
Transmission :: Transmission (n.) The right possessed by an heir or legatee of transmitting to his successor or successors any inheritance, legacy, right, or privilege, to which he is entitled, even if he should die without enjoying or exercising it..
Prose :: Prose (a.) Possessing or exhibiting unpoetical characteristics; plain; dull; prosaic; as, the prose duties of life..
Deciduate :: Deciduate (a.) Possessed of, or characterized by, a decidua..
Starosty :: Starost (n.) A nobleman who possessed a starosty.
Occupier :: Occupier (n.) One who occupies, or has possession..
Wield :: Wield (v. t.) To govern; to rule; to keep, or have in charge; also, to possess..
Your :: Your (pron. & a.) The form of the possessive case of the personal pronoun you.
Disseizor :: Disseizor (n.) One who wrongfully disseizes, or puts another out of possession of a freehold..
Pledge :: Pledge (n.) To deposit, as a chattel, in pledge or pawn; to leave in possession of another as security; as, to pledge one's watch..
Eviction :: Eviction (n.) The act or process of evicting; or state of being evicted; the recovery of lands, tenements, etc., from another's possession by due course of law; dispossession by paramount title or claim of such title; ejectment; ouster..
Purple :: Purple (a.) Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or red and blue color; as, a purple robe..
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