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cathect

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ca⋅thect

  [kuh-thekt, ka-]
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–verb (used with object) Psychoanalysis.
to invest emotion or feeling in (an idea, object, or another person).
Origin:
1930–35; back-formation from cathectic relating to cathexis
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ca·thect   (kə-thěkt', kā-)   
tr.v.   ca·thect·ed, ca·thect·ing, ca·thects
To invest emotional energy in (a person, object or idea).

[Back-formation from cathexis.]
ca·thec'tic adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ca·thect
Pronunciation: k&-'thekt, ka-
Function: transitive verb
: to invest with mental or emotional energy
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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