Possess

"Possess" in Latin

habeō

(to have (something) as, or as if as, an owner)

possideō

(to have (something) as, or as if as, an owner)

teneo

(of a supernatural entity, especially one regarded as evil: to take control of (an animal or person’s body or mind))

teneō

(to have (something) as, or as if as, an owner)

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