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introject

[ in-truh-jekt ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Psychoanalysis.
  1. to incorporate by introjection.


introject

/ ˌɪntrəˈdʒɛkt /

verb

  1. intr (esp of a child) to incorporate ideas of others, or (in fantasy) of objects
  2. to turn (feelings for another) towards oneself
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of introject1

First recorded in 1925; back formation from introjection

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