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abreacting

abreacting is the present participle and gerund 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 abreacting

What is abreacting the present participle and gerund of?
Abreacting is the present participle and gerund of abreact.

Words near abreacting in the dictionary

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

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