obsessed (verb)

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• obsess — verb Etymology: Latin obsessus, past participle of obsidēre to frequent, besiege, from ob against + sedēre to sit more at ob , sit Date: 1531 transitive verb to haunt or excessively preoccupy the mind of < was obsessed with the idea >… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• obsess — verb 1 (transitive usually passive) if something or someone obsesses you, you think about them all the time and you cannot think of anything else: be obsessed with: You ve always been obsessed with making money. | He had become obsessed with… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• dwell on — verb delay (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑linger over • Hypernyms: ↑hesitate, ↑waver, ↑waffle • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• burn — verb 1) the shed was burning Syn: be on fire, be alight, be ablaze, blaze, go up, go up in smoke, be in flames, be aflame; smolder, glow 2) he burned the letters Syn: set fire to, se …   Thesaurus of popular words

• obsess — verb a) To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion. Some people are obsessed with sports. b) To dominate the thoughts of someone. Thoughts of her obsess my every waking moment. See Also …   Wiktionary

• titrate — verb /ˈtɪtreɪt,ˈtaɪtreɪt/ To ascertain the amount of a constituent in a solution (or other mixture) by measuring the volume of a known concentration (the standard solution ) needed to complete a reaction. , 2005: He was obsessed with making LSD… …   Wiktionary

• think with one's little head — verb To make decisions or act based on ones sexual impulses rather than based on clear reasoning. Obsessed with Heidis cleavage, the pervert within may start thinking with his little head instead of his big one …   Wiktionary

• little head — verb The glans of the penis. Obsessed with Heidis cleavage, the pervert within may start thinking with his little head instead of his big one …   Wiktionary

• obsess — verb being thin is obsessing her be obsessed Syn: preoccupy, be uppermost in someone s mind, prey on someone s mind, prey on, possess, haunt, consume, plague, torment, hound, bedevil, beset, take control of, control, take over …   Thesaurus of popular words

• idea — noun 1 plan/suggestion ADJECTIVE ▪ bright, brilliant, clever, excellent, good, great, marvellous/marvelous, nice, wonderful ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• obsess — UK [əbˈses] / US verb Word forms obsess : present tense I/you/we/they obsess he/she/it obsesses present participle obsessing past tense obsessed past participle obsessed 1) [transitive] if someone or something obsesses you, they are so important… …   English dictionary