Hypertext Webster Gateway: "obsess"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Obsess \Ob*sess"\, v. t. [L. obsessus, p. p. of obsidere to
besiege; ob (see {Ob-}) + sedere to sit.]
To besiege; to beset. --Sir T. Elyot.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
obsess
v 1: haunt like a ghost; pursue; ""Fear of illness haunts her"
[syn: {haunt}, {ghost}]
2: be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her
weight"
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