cathect

Verb

To invest emotion or feeling in (an idea, object, or another person).

ریشه

Derived from the Greek word 'kathexis' meaning 'holding or possession'.

مثال

• She began to cathect the idea of moving abroad.
• It's not healthy to cathect too much in material possessions.
• He cathected his feelings onto his childhood friend.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Cathect in Cathect onto Cathect with