possuir
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom Latin possidēre, from potis (“able”) sedeō (“sit”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: pos‧su‧ir
Verb
editpossuir (first-person singular present possuo, first-person singular preterite possuí, past participle possuído)
- to possess; to have; to own
- Possuo dois automóveis.
- (I) have two automobiles.
- to have as a quality or characteristic
- to control; to hold (exercise influence over)
- O cristianismo possuia a Europa durante a Idade Média.
- Christianity controlled Europe during the Middle Ages.
- (spiritualism) to possess (to take control of someone’s body or mind in a supernatural manner)
- Antonym: exorcisar
- Graças ao exorcismo, João livrou-se do demônio que o havia possuído.
- Thanks to the exorcism, John got rid of the demon who had possessed him.
- to overwhelm (to overpower emotionally)
- O medo nos possuiu.
- Fear overwhelmed us.
- 1890, Aluísio Azevedo, O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier:
- Proprietário e estabelecido por sua conta, o rapaz atirou-se à labutação ainda com mais ardor, possuindo-se de tal delírio de enriquecer, que afrontava resignado as mais duras provações.
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- (proscribed) to have (to be related to)
- Eu possuo dois filhos.
- I have two children
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of possuir (irregular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Synonyms
edit- (to own): deter, haver (obsolete), ter
- (to have as a quality or characteristic):, conter, ter
- (to control):, controlar, dominar, subjugar
- (to overwhelm emotionally):, dominar
Related terms
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- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese 3-syllable words
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese verbs
- Portuguese verbs ending in -ir
- Portuguese irregular verbs
- Portuguese terms with usage examples
- pt:Spiritualism
- Portuguese terms with quotations
- Portuguese proscribed terms