10. affirmative, affirmatory, assenting, assertory, agreeing, concurring; concordant, accordant, yes. positively, adv. 1. absolutely, with certainty, emphatically, categorically, unqualifiedly, dogmatically, confidently, surely; undeniably, incontrovertibly, unmistakably, unquestionably, undoubtedly, indubitably, decidedly, definitely; beyond question, beyond a doubt, beyond the shadow of a doubt.
2. really, in reality, actually, in actuality, in fact, de facto, truly, in truth, truthfully; indeed. posse, n. posse comitatus, vigilantes, lynch mob, mob, throng, search party; squadron, platoon, detachment, squad; cohort, phalanx, contingent, party; constabulary, police, state police, highway patrol, troopers, mounted police, mounties. possess, v. 1. own, be the owner of, have or hold title to, hold, be the proud possessor of, count or number among one's possessions or belongings, Scot. aught; receive, acquire, gain, inherit, come into, come into possession of, win; obtain, get, secure, procure, take possession of, take.
2. have, be instilled or invested with, be gifted with, be born with; embody, contain, include, embrace, comprise, incorporate, take in; show, exhibit, display, demonstrate, evidence, manifest.
3. know, comprehend, understand, fathom, grasp, Inf. get through one's head, Inf. have the hang of, Inf. lay hold of, Inf. have it, Inf. get it, Sl. savvy; know inside out, know backward and forward, know backwards, know to the ground, know from A to Z, Brit. know from A to Zed; have memorized, have learned by heart, have stored, have in one's head, have at one's fingertips or at the tip of one's tongue; retain, remember, hold or keep or bear in mind.
4. Often possess of or with inform, apprise, advise, acquaint, familiarize, let [s.o.] know, notify, send word to, communicate [s.t.] to; brief, fill [s.o.] in, Sl. clue [s.o.] in, Brit. Sl. give [s.o.] the gen, Sl. background; enlighten, illuminate, make [s.o.] aware,
Sl. give [s.o.] the low-down, Sl. give [s.o.] the inside story or dope, Sl. put [s.o.] wise; instruct, teach, school, inculcate, impart knowledge to; arm, forearm, forewarn, warn.
5. control, exercise control over, govern, be master of, (of oneself) keep under control; contain, hold in, constrain, restrain, keep in check, leash, curb, hold or keep back.
6. (of an evil spirit or feeling) engross, absorb, enwrap, consume, devour, preoccupy, obsess, take up all one's time, prey on one's mind; fascinate, entrance, put into a trance, captivate, hold one's attention; enchant, cast a spell over, charm, bedevil; bewitch, witch, ensorcell, voodoo, diabolize, demonize; occupy, dwell in, live in, inhabit, invade, haunt; take over, assume control, use, employ, put to work for oneself, take advantage of, abuse; dominate, rule, master, command, domineer, make [s.o.] into a slave, enslave, hold in bondage or thrall, enthrall, subject, hold captive or prisoner. possessed, adj. 1. driven, ridden, pushed, pressed, spurred, moved, forced, compelled, impelled, constrained; obsessed, preoccupied, monomaniacal, engrossed, absorbed, consumed, devoured, taken; fascinated, entranced, captivated, held, riveted; enchanted, under a spell, bewitched, witched, bedeviled, voodooed, demonized, haunted; occupied, inhabited, taken over; controlled, under the control of, dominated, ruled, commanded, under the command of, domineered; enslaved, held in bondage, held captive or prisoner, enthralled, subjected; used, abused, taken advantage of.
