adueñar

to take ownership of

verb ah-dweh-NYAHR Rare

Also means

to seize control of

Usage Note

Adueñar is almost always used reflexively as adueñarse de algo, meaning to take possession of or dominate something. It can apply literally (property) or figuratively: el miedo se adueñó de la multitud. Using it without the reflexive se is rare in modern Spanish.

Examples

"El equipo se adueñó del partido desde el inicio."

Natural Translation

The team took control of the match from the start.

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