possesses
Holds in ownership
Possesses is the third-person singular form of possess, meaning to have or own something.
A person possesses property, skills, or qualities: She possesses remarkable patience.
The word carries a slightly formal tone compared to "has." Possess can also mean to take control of, as when a spirit possesses someone or an idea possesses a mind: What possessed you to do that?
Displays for viewing
- displaysVisual presentations or screens
- demonstratesShows by example
- showsPresents or broadcasts
- manifestsShows or demonstrates plainly
embodies · harbors · carries · holds · bears · contains · features · boasts
Authoritative orders given
- dominatesExerts supreme control
- governsExercises political authority
- managesDirects or copes
- directsCommands or guides
regulates · oversees · administers · manipulates · steers · guides · influences · dictates
Visits often, or torments
- inhabitsLives in permanently
- occupiesFills or holds space
- controlsOperates or regulates
- overtakesPasses while moving faster
enters · consumes · corrupts · afflicts · torments · seizes · grips · demons
Legal right of possession
- titleFormal honorific or name
- deedWritten property conveyance
- proprietorBusiness holder
- belongingsThings you possess
estate · inheritance · acquisition · purchase · landlord · freehold · leasehold · patent
Owned items of value
- investmentsAssets bought for profit
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
stocks · bonds · shares · property · capital · wealth · resources · commodities
exhibits
Displays for viewing
- displaysVisual presentations or screens
- demonstratesShows by example
- showsPresents or broadcasts
manifests · embodies · harbors · carries · holds · bears · contains · features · boasts · enjoys
commands
Authoritative orders given
directs · regulates · oversees · administers · manipulates · steers · guides · influences · dictates · masters
haunts
Visits often, or torments
overtakes · enters · consumes · corrupts · afflicts · torments · seizes · grips · demons · spirits
ownership
Legal right of possession
- titleFormal honorific or name
- deedWritten property conveyance
- proprietorBusiness holder
belongings · estate · inheritance · acquisition · purchase · landlord · freehold · leasehold · patent · copyright
assets
Owned items of value
- investmentsAssets bought for profit
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
equities · stocks · bonds · shares · property · capital · wealth · resources · commodities · treasuries
possessesabandons
Ceases to support
relinquishes · surrenders · forfeits · gives up · loses
- prized possessionHighly valued personal item
- take possessionGain ownership or control
- illegal possessionCrime of holding prohibited items
- drug possessionUnlawful custody of narcotics
- demonic possessionEvil spirit inhabits someone
- earthly possessionsMaterial things one owns
possess, possession, possessions, possessive, possessed, possessing, possessor, repossess, dispossess