Possess vs Possessed - What's the difference?
possess | possessed |
To have; to have ownership of.
* 1818 , (Mary Shelley), (Frankenstein) , Volume 3, Chapter 7:
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
, chapter=1 To take control of someone's body or mind, especially in a supernatural manner.
To vest ownership in (someone); to give someone power or knowledge; to acquaint; to inform.
* 1599 , (William Shakespeare), (Much Ado About Nothing) ,
* 1599 , (William Shakespeare), (Twelfth Night) , II, 3
(possess)
by evil spirits.
Seized by powerful emotions.
* 1719 , :
Having; owning.
*1854 , Dickens, Hard Times :
*:'Girl number twenty unable to define a horse!' said Mr Gradgrind, for the general behoof of all the little pitchers. 'Girl number twenty possessed of no facts, in reference to one of the commonest of animals!'
As verbs the difference between possess and possessed
is that possess is to have; to have ownership of while possessed is past tense of possess.As an adjective possessed is
controlled by evil spirits.possess
English
Verb
(es)- [...], the companions of our childhood always possess a certain power over our minds, which hardly any later friend can obtain.
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- LEONATO. I cannot bid you bid my daughter live;
- That were impossible; but, I pray you both,
- Possess the people in Messina here
- How innocent she died;
- [Sir Toby Belch] Possess' us, '''possess' us ; tell us something of him.
Quotations
*Synonyms
* seise * (qualities or characteristics) inholdpossessed
English
(wikipedia possessed)Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- He was exorcised because he was thought to be possessed by the Devil.
- Oh, what ridiculous resolutions men take when possessed with fear!
- The president was possessed of great wealth.