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What is the verb for ownership?

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own
  1. (transitive) To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to.
  2. (transitive) To have recognized political sovereignty over a place, territory, as distinct from the ordinary connotation of property ownership.
  3. (intransitive) To admit, concede, grant, allow, acknowledge, confess; not to deny.
  4. (transitive) To claim as one's own; to answer to.
  5. (intransitive) To acknowledge or admit the possession or ownership of.
  6. (transitive) To defeat or embarrass; to overwhelm.
  7. (transitive) To virtually or figuratively enslave.
  8. (online gaming, slang) To defeat, dominate, or be above, also spelled pwn.
  9. (computing) To illicitly obtain superuser or root access to a computer system, thereby having access to all of the user files on that system; pwn.
  10. Synonyms:
      11. possess, have, hold, keep, command, retain, bear, enjoy, maintain, boast, carry, control, occupy, preserve, be the owner of, have in hand, have possession of, be in possession of, be the possessor of, be responsible for, have in your possession, have rights to, be blessed with, have the title to, have to one's name, be possessed of, be the proud possessor of, reserve, withhold, grasp, grip, hog, cling to, hold on to, wield, sit on, hang on to, lay claim to, wear, inhold, lock up, corner the market, count among one's possessions, have in keeping, teem with, chalk up, hast, benefit from, experience, save … more
  11. Examples:
      12. “I would suggest that the first objective in your path towards financial freedom would be to own your own home.”
      “Despite his constant protestations, he would still refuse to own to being a skeptic.”
own
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To grant; give.
  2. (transitive) To admit; concede; acknowledge.
  3. (transitive) To recognise; acknowledge.
  4. (intransitive, Britain dialectal) To confess.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. possess, have, hold, keep, command, retain, bear, enjoy, maintain, boast, carry, control, occupy, preserve, be the owner of, have in hand, have possession of, be in possession of, be the possessor of, be responsible for, have in your possession, have rights to, be blessed with, have the title to, have to one's name, be possessed of, be the proud possessor of, reserve, withhold, grasp, grip, hog, cling to, hold on to, wield, sit on, hang on to, lay claim to, wear, inhold, lock up, corner the market, count among one's possessions, have in keeping, teem with, chalk up, hast, benefit from, experience, save … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “I would suggest that the first objective in your path towards financial freedom would be to own your own home.”
      “Despite his constant protestations, he would still refuse to own to being a skeptic.”
owne
  1. Obsolete spelling of own
owns
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of own
  2. Synonyms:
      3. has, possesses, boasts, has in keeping, holds, maintains, carries, controls, enjoys, has possession of, bears, keeps, lays claim to, prides oneself on, retains, haves, commands, is responsible for, has rights to, has the title to, preserves, has in your possession, occupies, has to one's name, has in hand, are responsible for, reserves, withholds, hogs, benefits from, participates of, inholds, sits on, wields, sports, drives, fills, manages, wears, counts among one's possessions, chalks up, grasps, teems with, has at one's disposal, holds down, saves, runs, corners the market, locks up, holds onto … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Mazheikiu operates the only refinery in the Baltics and owns an oil terminal and pipelines.”
      “He owns a recording label, a television station, three radio stations and a basketball team.”
      “It is owned by the same company that owns a television station and a radio station in Chicago and more of them around the country.”
owneth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of own
ownest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of own
  2. Examples:
      3. “The child that hasn't a flowerbed or a garden of its ownest own is being cheated out of its birthright.”
      “When can your Brownie-wownie call you all his ownest only one?”
      “Forget-me-not, my ownest own, I can stand this misery no longer.”
owned
  1. simple past tense and past participle of own
  2. Synonyms:
      3. possessed, had, held, kept, commanded, retained, bore, beared, borne, enjoyed, maintained, boasted, carried, controlled, occupied, preserved, had in hand, had possession of, was responsible for, were responsible for, been responsible for, had in your possession, had rights to, had the title to, had to one's name, admitted, acknowledged, allowed, conceded, granted, professed, confessed, recognised, recognized, accepted, expressed, acceded, affirmed, agreed, assented, avowed, disclosed, revealed, uttered, copped, declared, came clean, come clean, fessed up, owned up … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “After everyone else denied any responsibility, he owned that he was at fault.”
      “Fourth on the list of the businesses my father and his brothers had owned was a caf on the corner of San Ignacio and Lamparilla in Old Havana.”
      “The merchants who owned the goods claimed that the King of Almain was the lord of the town, and the Bishop could not do justice in the matter.”
owning
  1. present participle of own
  2. Synonyms:
      3. possessing, having, holding, keeping, commanding, retaining, bearing, enjoying, maintaining, boasting, carrying, controlling, occupying, preserving, having in hand, having possession of, being responsible for, having in your possession, having rights to, having the title to, having to one's name, admitting, acknowledging, allowing, conceding, granting, professing, confessing, recognising, recognizing, accepting, expressing, acceding, affirming, agreeing, assenting, avowing, disclosing, revealing, uttering, copping, declaring, coming clean, fessing up, owning up, letting on, going along with, telling the truth, allowing to be valid, making clean breast … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “He is charged with second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and owning a mischievous dog that killed a person.”
      “It is not just about owning the painting and flaunting it but more about displaying it with style and the right interiors.”
      “There is a lifetime of joy and companionship to be had from owning a dog but he needs to learn right from wrong at an early stage.”
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