cathectic see CATHEXIS.
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cathected — 1936, psychoanalysis jargon, back formation from cathectic (1927), from Gk. kathektikos, from kathexis (see CATHEXIS (Cf. cathexis)) … Etymology dictionary
cathect — [ka thekt′] vt. [see CATHEXIS] Psychoanalysis to concentrate psychic energy on (some particular person, thing, or idea) cathectic adj … English World dictionary