transitive verb see: potent
Date: 14th century
1. to have and hold as property ; own , to have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill,
2. to take into one's possession, to enter into and control firmly ; dominate , to bring or cause to fall under the influence, possession, or control of some emotional or intellectual response or reaction ,
3. to instate as owner, to make the owner or holder, possessor noun