单词 | to take possession |
释义 | > as lemmasto take possession c. to take possession. extracted from takev. (a) To get something by one's own act into one's possession; (with of) to take into one's possession, to become the possessor or owner of, to appropriate. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > taking possession > take possession of [verb (transitive)] take?a1160 seizec1290 raima1325 to take in possessiona1325 to hent in (also upon) handa1350 occupya1382 to take possession?a1425 to take upc1425 uptakec1425 to take in1523 possess1526 master1826 the mind > possession > taking > taking possession > take possession [verb (intransitive)] occupyc1475 to take possession1852 ?a1425 tr. Catherine of Siena Orcherd of Syon (Harl.) (1966) 211 (MED) Loue is entrid for to take possessioun of þat hous. ?1456 Duke of York in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 100 To take possession and saisine, in the name and to þe vse of our ful worshipful nepueu th'Erl of Warrewic. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Kings xxi. 15 Vp, and take possession of the vynyarde of Naboth the Iesraelite. ?1555 M. Coverdale tr. O. Werdmueller Treat. Death i. vi. 18 So the deuels compace the soule of man wyth violence and subtiltie, to take possession of the pore soule. 1598 R. Hakluyt tr. W. Camden in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) I. 10 Godred..tooke possession of the South part of the Island. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) v. iv. 128 Take but possession of her, with a Touch. View more context for this quotation a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) i. 21 They entred upon, and took possession of the Land of Promise. 1711 J. Cunningham in C. Lockyer Acct. Trade India iv. 91 The Cochinchinese took Possession of the Fort. 1759 S. Johnson Prince of Abissinia I. x. 65 Or whether..the first writers took possession of the most striking objects for description. 1839 F. Marryat Diary in Amer. II. 75 Squatting, that is taking possession of land belonging to government and cultivating it. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxxiv. 207 Then he came, the cursed wretch! he came to take possession. 1902 Strand Mag. Feb. 154/2 There is the true North-country determination in the way he takes possession of the ball. 1970 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 15 Mar. 4 Police took possession of a huge quantity of cannabis, opium, L.S.D., omnopon..and cocaine. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 30 Mar. a22/3 Banks are quietly declining to take possession of properties at the end of the foreclosure process. (b) With of. Of an idea, attitude, feeling, etc.: to take hold of (a person, faculty, or part of the body); to affect or influence strongly and persistently; to dominate, control. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > bring to belief, convince [verb (transitive)] > of idea, etc.: dominate possessc1460 to take possession1567 1567 G. Fenton tr. M. Bandello Certaine Tragicall Disc. f. 206 The sensuall appetit, whyche once taking possession of our inwarde partes, god knoweth what frutes it bringes furth, formyng vs in a frame of brutalitie. a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iv. i. 32 His words do take possession of my bosome. View more context for this quotation 1677 Ld. Guildford Philos. Ess. Musick 22 Generally speaking, a Tune must begin and conclude in the Key Note, because that Note takes possession of the Ear. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 463. ¶2 These several amusing Thoughts having taken Possession of my Mind. 1766 S. Fisher Doctr. Spirit's Indwelling 19 Sin..having taken possession of the Human Soul, has impaired the judgement. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 63 Another fatal delusion had taken possession of his mind. 1884 Expositor Feb. 87 Querulousness and the captiousness of despair took possession of them. 1909 Chatterbox 3/1 Then a little fit of spite against her pretty pinafore took possession of Maggie. 1964 J. A. M. Meerloo Hidden Communion vi. 112 The stage of extreme meditative selfishness in which the darkness of evil and unreason can take possession of the soul. 2011 Daily Tel. 14 July 21/3 It's as if at some point this talent took possession of him, rather than the other way round. (c) Of a plant, animal, or other organism: to take over; to become dominant in a particular area; to overrun. ΚΠ 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Muscari Once these roots have taken Possession of a Garden, they are scarcely ever eradicated afterward. 1790 S. Deane New-Eng. Farmer 26/1 When that [hive] is full, let them find another beneath it; they will take possession of the lowermost. 1851 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1850: Agric. 8 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (31st Congr., 2nd Sess.: U.S. House of Representatives Executive Doc. 32, Pt. 2) VI. Blue-grass takes possession of the ground and destroys the wheat. 1880 T. H. Huxley Crayfish vi. 335 The time at which the Potamobine and the Parastacine stocks respectively began to take possession of the rivers. 1920 Biol. Bull. 39 137 [The bacteria]..take possession of the adipocytes and render them functionless as fat cells. 1970 Life 11 Sept. 56 c/2 The most powerful alphas..each took possession of an end pen. 2008 P. E. Murray Life in Paradox i. §7.32 Ivy took possession of several dormitories, whose gothic touches stoically testified to the college's original mission. < as lemmas |
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