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▸ verb:  (transitive)
▸ verb:  To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own.
▸ verb:  Of an idea, thought, etc.: to dominate (someone's mind); to strongly influence.
▸ verb:  Of a supernatural entity, especially one regarded as evil: to take control of (an animal or person's body or mind).
▸ verb:  (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.).
▸ verb:  To dominate (a person) sexually; to have sexual intercourse with (a person).
▸ verb:  (archaic)
▸ verb:  To cause an idea, thought, etc., to strongly affect or influence (someone); to inspire, to preoccupy.
▸ verb:  To occupy the attention or time of (someone).
▸ verb:  (also literary) To obtain or seize (something); to gain, to win.
▸ verb:  (also reflexive) Chiefly followed by of or with: to vest ownership of something in (oneself or someone); to bestow upon, to endow.
▸ verb:  (law) To have control or possession of, but not to own (a chattel or an interest in land).
▸ verb:  (obsolete)
▸ verb:  To give (someone) information or knowledge; to acquaint, to inform.
▸ verb:  To have the ability to use, or knowledge of (a language, a skill, etc.)
▸ verb:  To inhabit or occupy (a place).
▸ verb:  Chiefly followed by that: to convince or persuade (someone).
▸ verb:  (intransitive)
▸ verb:  To dominate sexually; to have sexual intercourse with.
▸ verb:  To inhabit or occupy a place.

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