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obsess

/əbˈsɛs/ · verb

Meaning

  1. (passive, constructed with "with") To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
  2. To dominate the thoughts of someone.
  3. (construed with over) To think or talk obsessively about.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

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