Maintained
Maintained adjective - Kept in good condition.
Possessed and maintained are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Possessed" instead the word "Maintained" as an adjective or a verb.
Possessed
Possessed adjective - Free from emotional or mental agitation.
Maintained and possessed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Maintained" instead the word "Possessed" as an adjective or a verb.
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The technology possessed by the Mechanics is better when it's older (provided it has been maintained), because newer attempts to duplicate it tend to be inferior.
Source: Lost Technology -
Early in the profession's history, stage magicians maintained their own Masquerade to conceal how their tricks were done, keeping up a pretense that they actually possessed supernatural powers.
Source: Masquerade -
We have seen the Doctor get Mind Raped before this, but he always maintained his willpower (and the one time he did get broken in "Pyramids of Mars" the villain was interrupted before he could go very far with it), so it is the first time we see the Doctor fully possessed and about to hurt people.
Source: Nightmare Retardant
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