CATHECT

Meaning of CATHECT in English

kəˈthekt, ka- transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: back-formation from cathectic

: to invest with libidinal energy

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 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 — /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 — v. (Psychoanalysis) invest emotional or mental energy in another person or idea or an object
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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, …
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