introject
[ in-truh-jekt ]
/ ˌɪn trəˈdʒɛkt /
verb (used with or without object) Psychoanalysis.
to incorporate by introjection.
Origin of introject
First recorded in 1925; back formation from
introjection
Words nearby introject
introductory,
introflection,
introgression,
introit,
introitus,
introject,
introjection,
intromission,
intromit,
intromittent,
intron
British Dictionary definitions for introject
introject
/ (ˌɪntrəˈdʒɛkt) /
verb psychol
(intr)
(esp of a child) to incorporate ideas of others, or (in fantasy) of objects
to turn (feelings for another) towards oneself
Compare
projectSee also
internalize