Hyphenation of possess

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word possess? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

pos-sess

Definitions of possess:

1.	Have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill He possesses great knowledge about the Middle East
2.	Have ownership or possession of He owns three houses in Florida How many cars does she have?
3.	Enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas What possessed you to buy this house? A terrible rage possessed her

Synonyms of possess:

verb	have, feature
verb	own, have
verb	dominate

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.