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possess; be responsible for v.
acknowledge, admit v.

VERB

possess; be responsible for

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boast control dominate enjoy have hold keep occupy retain

STRONG

inherit reserve

WEAK

be in possession of be possessed of fall heir to have in hand have rights have title

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon forsake give up lack let go need release surrender want yield

WEAK

deny disavow dispossess lose not have reject sell

VERB

acknowledge, admit

Synonyms

STRONG

allow avow concede confess declare disclose grant recognize

WEAK

assent to come clean let on make clean breast of own up tell the truth

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal condemn deny disapprove disavow disclaim disown dispute hide refuse reject repudiate secrete

WEAK

dispossess lack lose need not have sell

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Yum Brands, which also owns KFC and Habit Burger and Grill, saw operating profits increase 5% to $655 million year over year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Brookfield, which owns 51% of Westinghouse, and Cameco, which owns the other 49%, acquired the company in late 2023 in a deal valued at around $8 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Microsoft owns roughly 27% of the ChatGPT maker’s for-profit arm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Jo Shields, head of sustainability for Mandy's housing association Walsall Housing Group, known as whg - which owns 23,000 homes across Walsall and the Midlands - hears the same complaint time and again.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Helmuth doesn't know many Jews, besides Benno and Benno's father, who owns a butcher shop.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti