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Own
1. Belonging to; possessed; proper to. Take care of your own clothes.
2. To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to possess by
right; to have the legal right or rightful title to. I own my house.
3. To defeat or embarrass; to overwhelm. I will own my enemies. If he wins he
will own you.
4. To have control over. For a time the enemy planes owned the sky.
5. To make a full confession or acknowledgement. When confronted with the
evidence the thief owned up.
6. By one's individual efforts. She got the job on her own.
7. Responsible for oneself; independent of outside help or control. She is now
out of college and out on her own.
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