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Definition of possesses:

(v) : (transitive) To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own.
(v) : (transitive) Of an idea, thought, etc.: to dominate (someone's mind); to strongly influence.
(v) : (transitive) Of a supernatural entity, especially one regarded as evil: to take control of (an animal or person's body or mind).
(v) : (transitive) To dominate (a person) sexually; to have sexual intercourse with (a person).
(v) : (transitive) (law) To have control or possession of, but not to own (a chattel or an interest in land).
(v) : (transitive) (also reflexive, chiefly literary and poetic) Of a person: to control or dominate (oneself or someone, or one's own or someone's heart, mind, etc.).

Definition of possesses:

(v) : (transitive) To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own.
(v) : (transitive) Of an idea, thought, etc.: to dominate (someone's mind); to strongly influence.
(v) : (transitive) Of a supernatural entity, especially one regarded as evil: to take control of (an animal or person's body or mind).
(v) : (transitive) To dominate (a person) sexually; to have sexual intercourse with (a person).
(v) : (transitive) (law) To have control or possession of, but not to own (a chattel or an interest in land).
(v) : (transitive) (also reflexive, chiefly literary and poetic) Of a person: to control or dominate (oneself or someone, or one's own or someone's heart, mind, etc.).

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