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1 to possess oneself of a thing
to possess oneself of a thingapoderar-se de alguma coisa.English-Portuguese dictionary > to possess oneself of a thing
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2 possess
[pə'zes](to own or have: How much money does he possess?) possuir- possessive
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- possessor* * *pos.sess[pəz'es] vt 1 possuir: a) ter, fruir, gozar. b) dominar, empolgar. 2 apoderar-se, fazer-se dono de. 3 imbuir, convencer. 4 influenciar, persuadir. 5 informar, instruir, familiarizar com. 6 conter, dominar. to possess oneself of a thing apoderar-se de alguma coisa. what possesses him? o que há com ele?
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