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"Possess"
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terrible
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rage
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passions
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evil
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enter
To enter into and influence; to control the will of; to fill; to affect; -- said especially of evil spirits, passions, etc.
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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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ofr
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lat
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florida
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own
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hold
To occupy in person; to hold or actually have in one's own keeping; to have and to hold.
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To have the legal title to; to have a just right to; to be master of; to own; to have; as, to possess property, an estate, a book.
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( tr) to own 2. to take hold of (someone) - possession [OFr possesser, from Lat possessio, possession
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have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"
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acquaint
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reflexively
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holder
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thing
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followed
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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seize
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accomplish
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occupation
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gain
To obtain occupation or possession of; to accomplish; to gain; to seize.
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east
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skill
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great
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middle
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attribute
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"
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