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I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. admit, confess, concede, ac-knowledge; possess, have, hold. See disclosure, possession, speciality.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

Syn. mine, yours, his, hers, its, theirs, personal, individual, owned, very own*; see also private .

• come into one's own,

Syn. receive what one deserves, gain proper credit, gain proper recognition, thrive; see prosper .

• of one's own,

Syn. personal, private, belonging to one; see owned .

• on one's own,

Syn. by oneself, acted independently, singly; see independently .

v.

1. [To possess]

Syn. hold, have, enjoy, have inherited, fallen heir to, have title to, have rights to, be master of, occupy, control, dominate, have claim upon, boast, reserve, retain, keep, have in hand, have a deed for; see also maintain 3 .

Ant. lack*, want, need.

2. [To acknowledge]

Syn. admit, assent to, grant, recognize; see admit 2 , 3 , declare 2 .

See Synonym Study at admit .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

1. possess have, hold, keep, retain, have the rights to.

2. admit acknowledge, allow, concede, confess, grant, recognize, come clean.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To keep at one's disposal: have, hold, possess, retain. See KEEP. 2. To recognize, often reluctantly, the reality or truth of. Also used with up: acknowledge, admit, avow, concede, confess, grant. Slang: fess up. Chiefly Regional: allow. See AFFIRM, KNOWLEDGE.