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ob·sess

obsess

 
 
pronunciation:
b ses
features:
Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: obsesses, obsessing, obsessed
definition: to preoccupy the mind or emotions of (someone) excessively or abnormally.
A desire for revenge obsessed him, and he could think of little else.
synonyms:
consume, haunt, possess
similar words:
absorb, control, engross, fixate, immerse, infatuate, monopolize, preoccupy
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