cathect

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Verb cathect has 1 sense

cathect - inject with libidinal energy
--₁ is one way to stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up
Sample sentence:
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Cathect

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1: To invest emotional energy or attachment in someone or something.

Sample Sentence: She cathected all her love and affection onto her beloved pet cat.

Sense 2: (Psychology) To transfer psychic energy from one person or object to another.

Sample Sentence: The therapist helped her cathect her unresolved feelings from her past relationship onto a new hobby.

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