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introjecting

introjecting is the present participle and gerund of introject.

Meaning of introject

Verb

introject (third-person singular simple present introjects, present participle introjecting, simple past and past participle introjected)

  1. To unconsciously incorporate into one's psyche.
    • Sometimes the attempt was made to reduce the inner to the outer world (Condillac, Mach, Avenarius, materialism); sometimes the outer to the inner world (Descartes, Berkeley, Fichte); sometimes the sphere of the absolute to the others (e.g., by trying to infer causally the essence and existence of...2014, Volker Meja, Nico Stehr, Knowledge and Politics
  2. (broadly, multiplicity slang) To form a headmate from details from another source.

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Questions about introjecting

What is introjecting the present participle and gerund of?
Introjecting is the present participle and gerund of introject.

Words near introjecting in the dictionary

  1. introitus vaginarum
  2. introitus vaginæ
  3. introituses
  4. introject
  5. introjected
  6. introjecting
  7. introjection
  8. introjections
  9. introjects
  10. intromercial
  11. intromercials

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