Possess and Yield

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

Usage example: she possesses a keen insight into people

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Yield is an antonym for possess in have or obtain topic.

Yield verb - To give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit).

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Possess is an antonym for yield.

Nearby Words: yielding, yielded

power	possess power	yield power
someone	possess someone	yield someone
amount	possess amount	yield amount
number	possess number	yield number
Other words: time, level, weapon, powers, amounts.

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