transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈzes also ]
-ˈses transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French possesser to have possession of, take possession of, from Latin possessus, past participle of possidēre, from potis able, having the power + sedēre to sit — more at potent , sit
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : to have and hold as property : own
b. : to have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
2.
a. : to take into one's possession
b. : to enter into and control firmly : dominate
was possess ed by demons
c. : to bring or cause to fall under the influence, possession, or control of some emotional or intellectual response or reaction
melancholy possess es her
3.
a. obsolete : to instate as owner
b. : to make the owner or holder — used in passive construction to indicate simple possession
possess ed of riches
possess ed of knowledge and experience
• pos·ses·sor noun