owns

Verb

own (third-person singular simple present owns, present participle owning, simple past and past participle owned)

1. (transitive) To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to; to acquire a property or asset.
   • I own this car.

   Synonyms:

   to possess, acquire, have to one's name, property of, title to

2. (transitive) To have recognized political sovereignty over a place, territory, as distinct from the ordinary connotation of property ownership.
   • The United States owns Point Roberts by the terms of the Treaty of Oregon.
3. (informal, transitive) To defeat or embarrass; to overwhelm.
   • I will own my enemies.
4. (transitive) To virtually or figuratively enslave.
5. (Internet, slang) To defeat, dominate, or be above.

   Synonyms:

   pwn, beat, defeat, overcome, overthrow, vanquish, have, take, best

6. (slang, transitive) To illicitly obtain administrative access to a computer system, thereby having full access to all the files thereon (including executables).
   • "TH15 5Y5T3M 15 0WN3D"1996 June 21, The Happiest Dragon Alive!!, “Re: An unusual situation”, in (Usenet), retrieved 24 Sep 2016, message-ID <4qe8pc$8ti@nerd.apk.net>

   Synonyms:

   pwn, 0wn

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