Difference between Possessed and Controlled

What is the difference between Possessed and Controlled?

Possessed as a verb is to have; to have ownership of. while Controlled as a verb is to exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.

Possessed

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To have; to have ownership of.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: controlled by evil spirits seized by powerful emotions having, owning

Example sentence: The guitar has a kind of grit and excitement possessed by nothing else.

Controlled

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: inhibited or restrained in one's words and actions

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.

Example sentence: In recent times, European nations, with the use of gunpowder and other technical improvements in warfare, controlled practically the whole world. One, the British Empire, brought under one government a quarter of the earth and its inhabitants.

We hope you now know whether to use Possessed or Controlled in your sentence.

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