posuír

Signification

1. to possess; to have; to own
2. to control; to hold (exercise influence over)
3. to possess (to take control of someone’s body or mind in a supernatural manner)
4. to overwhelm (to overpower emotionally)

Étymologie

From Latin possidēre, present active infinitive of possideō, from potis (“able”) + sedeō (“sit”).