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    Pos·sessed
    /pəˈzest/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person) completely controlled by an evil spirit: "he can turn into a possessed animal at will"
  2. The meaning of POSSESSED is influenced or controlled by something (such as an evil spirit, a passion, or an idea). How to use possessed in a sentence.

  3. 1. a. : to have and hold as property : own. b. : to have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill. 2. a. : to seize and take control of : take into one's possession. b. : to enter into and control firmly : dominate. was possessed by demons. c.

  4. POSSESSED definition: 1. to own something or have something as a quality: 2. Someone who is possessed is thought to be…. Learn more.

  5. Possessed definition: spurred or moved by a strong feeling, madness, or a supernatural power (often followed by by, of, or with). See examples of POSSESSED used in a sentence.

  6. to have as belonging to one; have as property; own: to possess a house and a car. to have as a faculty, quality, or the like: to possess courage. (of a spirit, especially an evil one) to occupy, dominate, or control (a person) from within: He thought he was possessed by devils.

  7. While possessed is the past tense of the verb possess, to have, it most often describes someone who's obsessed with something. The controlling force can be an emotion, like when your friend is possessed by her infatuation with her favorite pop star.

  8. (of a desire or an idea) to take control over a person’s mind, making that person behave in a strange way: I don’t know what possessed me to start yelling like that. possessor. noun [ C usually sing ] us / pəˈzes·ər / I am now the proud possessor of a driver’s license!

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