Possessed

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Owning or mastering something. Used with of: one who is possessed of great wealth.
  • adj. Controlled by or as if by a spirit or other force; obsessed: a teenager by love possessed.
  • adj. Calm; collected: one who remained possessed in times of great trial.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of possess.
  • adj. controlled by evil spirits.
  • adj. Seized by powerful emotions.
  • adj. Having; owning.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Controlled by some evil spirit or influence; demented; mad.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
  • adj. frenzied as if possessed by a demon
  • Verb Form
    possessed    possesses    possessing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    dominate   
    Cross Reference
    have    own    inform    control    keep    affect    convince    not possessed   
    Hyponym
    prepossess   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    control    have    hold    own    occupy    accomplish    gain    seize    fill    affect   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bess    Es    Etess    Fs    Hess    Hesse    Ins    Jess    Les    Ness   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    procure    modicum    meed    acquirement    encourager    hurry    uninfected    destitute    paragon