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abreacted

abreacted is the simple past and past participle of abreact.

Meaning of abreact

Verb

abreact (third-person singular simple present abreacts, present participle abreacting, simple past and past participle abreacted)

  1. (transitive) To eliminate previously repressed emotions by reliving past experiences.
    • HEATHER: But he'd deny it afterwards. Same thing all over. / DYSART: No. Because he's ready to abreact. / HEATHER: Abreact? / DYSART: Live it all again.1973, Peter Shaffer, “Act II, Scene 25”, in Equus, page 79

Questions about abreacted

What is abreacted the simple past and past participle of?
Abreacted is the simple past and past participle of abreact.

Words near abreacted in the dictionary

  1. abrays
  2. abrazo
  3. abrazos
  4. Abre
  5. abreact
  6. abreacted
  7. abreacting
  8. abreaction
  9. abreactions
  10. abreactive
  11. abreactively

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