mastered, took hold of, overcame, seized, took control of
Страх овладел всеми.
Fear took hold of everyone.
Он легко овладел английским.
He mastered English easily.
Фаррагут овладел Новым Орлеаном без боя.
Farragut took New Orleans without a fight.
Это значит, что им самим овладел дух?
Does this mean that he himself was possessed by a spirit?
— Вопль (2016)