Command and Own

Command

Command verb - To keep, control, or experience as one's own.
Usage example: local government does not command the resources that are needed to respond to such a huge disaster

Own and command are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Own" instead a verb "Command".

Own

Own verb - To keep, control, or experience as one's own.
Usage example: we own a modest house and an equally modest car

Command and own are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Command" instead a verb "Own".

Common collocations

objects command objects own objects
creatures command creatures own creatures
cats command cats own cats
fleets command fleets own fleets
Other words: robots.
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