possess

[ puh-zes ]
/ pəˈzɛs /

verb (used with object)

Origin of possess

1425–75; late Middle English possesen < Middle French possess(i)er, noun derivative of possession possession

synonym study for possess

1. See have.

OTHER WORDS FROM possess

pos·ses·sor, noun pos·ses·sor·ship, noun un·der·pos·ses·sor, noun un·pos·sess·ing, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for possessing

British Dictionary definitions for possessing

possess
/ (pəˈzɛs) /

verb (tr)

Derived forms of possess

possessor, noun

Word Origin for possess

C15: from Old French possesser, from Latin possidēre to own, occupy; related to Latin sedēre to sit