We found 18 dictionaries that define the word cathect:

General (14 matching dictionaries)

1. cathect: Merriam-Webster
2. cathect: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
3. cathect: Collins English Dictionary
4. cathect: Vocabulary.com
5. cathect: Wordnik
6. cathect: Wiktionary
7. cathect: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
8. cathect: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
9. cathect: Infoplease Dictionary
10. cathect: Dictionary.com
11. cathect: Rhymezone
12. cathect: FreeDictionary.org
13. cathect: Mnemonic Dictionary
14. cathect: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)

15. cathect: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
16. cathect: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

17. cathect: A Word A Day

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

18. cathect: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See cathected as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (cathect) ▸ verb:  (transitive, psychology) To focus one's emotional energies on someone or something. Similar: concentrate, focus, orient, center, focalize, catharise, bear in on, Cath, concern, chiong, more... Opposite: de-cathect, de-energize, de-energise Types: love, hate, desire, fear, joy, sadness, anger, more... ▸ Words similar to cathect ▸ Usage examples for cathect ▸ Idioms related to cathect ▸ Wikipedia articles (New!) ▸ Words that often appear near cathect ▸ Rhymes of cathect ▸ Invented words related to cathect