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OBSESS
haunt, obsess, ghost
(verb) haunt like a ghost; pursue; “Fear of illness haunts her”
obsess
(verb) be preoccupied with something; “She is obsessing over her weight”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
obsess (third-person singular simple present obsesses, present participle obsessing, simple past and past participle obsessed)
(passive, constructed with "with") To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
(transitive) To dominate the thoughts of someone.
(intransitive, colloquial, construed with over) To think or talk obsessively about.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ob*sess", v. t. Etym: [L. obsessus, p.p. of obsidere to besiege; ob (see Ob-) + sedere to sit.]
Definition: To besiege; to beset. Sir T. Elyot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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