obˈsede, v. rare.
[a. F. obséder (16–17th c.), ad. L. obsidēre: cf. possede v.]
trans. = obsess v. Hence obˈseding ppl. a.
| 1885 R. L. & F. Stevenson Dynamiter 132 Half a minute..and he would be free..from his obseding lodger. 1892 Pall Mall G. 21 Nov. 2/2 The Devil sugared over in a basket of fruit..obsedes the body of a Bavarian boy. |