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1. Influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
   "by love possessed";
   - obsessed
    
2. Of, pertaining to, or like a demon or possession by a demon
   - demoniac, demoniacal

1. Have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
   "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"
    
2. Have ownership or possession of
   "He possesses three houses in Florida";
   - own, have
    
3. Enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas
   "What possessed you to buy this house?"; "A terrible rage possessed her"

See also: controlled

Type of: dominate, feature, have

Encyclopedia: Possessed, or, The secret of Myslotch