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| ob·sess [ əb séss, ob séss ] (past and past participle ob·sessed, present participle ob·sess·ing, 3rd person present singular ob·sess·es) |
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1. transitive verb never stop thinking about something: to occupy somebody's thoughts constantly and exclusively
 The desire for vengeance obsesses him.
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2. intransitive verb be preoccupied: to think or worry about something constantly and compulsively
 You can't spend your vacation obsessing about money.
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| [Early 16th century. < Latin obsess-, past participle of obsidere "besiege," literally "sit opposite to" < sedere "sit"] |
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