Possessing
Retain and possessing are semantically related. in have or obtain topic. In some cases you can use "Retain" instead a verb "Possessing".
Retain
Retain verb - To continue to have in one's possession or power.
Possessing and retain are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Possessing" with "Retain", this verbs are similar.
Both words in one sentence
- The same in episode "Nobody in Particular", where a disincarnated Ulrich still retain his own voice while possessing Jim — or Kiwi, actually talking through the dog.
Source: Voices Are Mental - The ghost Amanojaku manages to retain his original voice in Ghost Stories even after possessing Kaya, a cat, despite the fact that cats don't even have a vocal tract capable of producing language, and Kaya appeared to be nothing but an ordinary cat before the possession.
Source: Voices Are Mental
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