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decathects

decathects is the third-person singular simple present indicative of decathect.

Meaning of decathect

Verb

decathect (third-person singular simple present decathects, present participle decathecting, simple past and past participle decathected)

  1. (ambitransitive) To detach or withdraw one's emotional energies (libido) from (something or someone).
    • “He will continue manipulating Jonathan. We must get Jonathan to decathect from Michael.”1969 August 12, Chaim Potok, chapter 12, in The Promise, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, page 242

Questions about decathects

What is decathects the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Decathects is the third-person singular simple present indicative of decathect.

Words near decathects in the dictionary

  1. decatetraenes
  2. decathect
  3. decathected
  4. decathectic
  5. decathecting
  6. decathects
  7. decatherm
  8. decatherms
  9. decatheterization
  10. decathexes
  11. decathexis

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