CATHECT

Meaning of CATHECT in English

v. (Psychoanalysis) invest emotional or mental energy in another person or idea or an object

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

CATHECT — transitive verb Etymology: back-formation from ~ic Date: 1925 to invest with mental or emotional energy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CATHECT — kəˈthekt, ka- transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: back-formation from cathectic : to invest with libidinal energy
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CATHECT — /keuh thekt", ka-/ , v.t. Psychoanal. to invest emotion or feeling in (an idea, object, or another person). [ 1930-35; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CATHECT — transitive verb Etymology: back-formation from cathectic Date: 1925 : to invest with mental or emotional energy
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CATHECT — [ca.thect] vt [back-formation fr. cathectic] (1925): to invest with mental or emotional energy
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CATHECT — v. Pronunciation: k ə - ' thekt, ka- Function: transitive verb Etymology: back-formation from cathectic Date: 1925 : to invest …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DECATHECT — — decathexis /dee'keuh thek"sis/ , n. /dee'keuh thekt"/ , v.t. to withdraw one's feelings of attachment from (a person, idea, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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