Possess and Recognize

Possess

Possess verb - To keep, control, or experience as one's own.

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Recognize and possess are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recognize" instead a verb "Possess".

Recognize verb - To have a clear idea of.

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Possess and recognize are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Possess" instead a verb "Recognize".

person	possess person	recognize person
talent	possess talent	recognize talent
power	possess power	recognize power
people	possess people	recognize people
Other words: body, someone, time, characters, potential, magic, version, anyone, humans, names.

This may however be justifiable, given that all of the characters who come from off-Earth would possess mainly currency that Earth governments would not recognize.

Source: Broke Episode
Jean Valjean of Les Misérables is not established as actually being the world's strongest man, but he is so unusually strong that in all his life Javert has never seen any other person possess such strength, which is what causes him to recognize Valjean.

Source: World's Strongest Man
Scientists have known for a long time that monkeys possess the ability to understand fairly complex games and the idea of a fair trade, but they've recently discovered that not only do some species of monkeys recognize when they're being cheated, they are not in the least bit happy about it.

Source: Amplified Animal Aptitude

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