cathect
[ kuh-thekt, ka- ]
/ kəˈθɛkt, kæ- /
verb (used with object) Psychoanalysis.
to invest emotion or feeling in (an idea, object, or another person).
Origin of cathect
1930–35; back-formation from
cathectic relating to
cathexis
Words nearby cathect
catharine wheel,
catharsis,
cathartic,
cathay,
cathead,
cathect,
cathectic,
cathedra,
cathedral,
cathedral ceiling,
cathedral glass