enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas, have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill, have ownership or possession of, transitive To have the legal title to; to have a just right to; to be master of; to own; to have, To enter into and influence; to control the will of; to fill; to affect; -- said especially of evil spirits, passions, etc, To put in possession; to make the owner or holder of property, power, knowledge, etc.; to acquaint; to inform; -- followed by of or with before the thing possessed, and now commonly used reflexively