possessed

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Verb

possessed

1. Simple past tense and past participle of possess.

Adjective

possessed (comparative more possessed, superlative most possessed)

1. controlled by evil spirits

   He was exorcised because he was thought to be possessed by the Devil.

2. seized by powerful emotions
   • 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe:

     Oh, what ridiculous resolutions men take when possessed with fear!

3. (construed with of, not comparable) having, owning

   The president was possessed of great wealth.

Derived terms

• self-possessed

Translations

controlled by evil spirits

Finnish: riivattu (fi) German: besessen (de) Luxembourgish: besiess (lb)

Portuguese: possuído (pt) Spanish: poseído (es) Swedish: besatt (sv) n.

owning something