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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread cathect #122823 02/13/2004 4:47 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 A bit of obsolete Freudian jargon. Date: Tue Feb 20 00:26:18 EST 1996 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--cathect ca.thect \k*-'thekt\ vt [back-formation fr. cathectic] : to invest with libidinal energy Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted cathect wwh 02/13/2004 4:47 PM Re: cathect Sparteye 02/14/2004 2:43 AM Re: cathect Faldage 02/14/2004 4:47 PM Re: catheter wwh 02/14/2004 5:37 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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