|in.trə|jekt, -rō|- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: back-formation from introjection
transitive verb
1. : to incorporate or assimilate into oneself subconsciously or unconsciously (attitudes or ideas of others especially parental figures, or in infantile fancy actual parts or all of another's body) — opposed to project ; compare internalize
2. : to turn toward oneself (the love felt for another) or against oneself (the hostility felt toward another)
intransitive verb
: to enter into a situation and play the role either in actuality or in fantasy that the situation suggests or demands