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cathect

ca·thect [ kə thékt, ka thékt ] (past and past participle ca·thect·ed, present participle ca·thect·ing, 3rd person present singular ca·thects)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
focus energy on something: to concentrate emotional or psychic energy on something such as an object, a person, or an idea

[Mid-20th century. Back-formation <cathectic<cathexis]

ca·thec·tic adjective
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