1. to release repressed emotions or memories, especially through psychotherapy
Usage: psychology; third person singular present

Examples

• The patient abreacts traumatic memories during therapy sessions.
• She abreacts her childhood fears through guided visualization.
• The therapist helps him as he abreacts buried emotions.
• During treatment, the client abreacts painful experiences from the past.
• The psychologist observes how the patient abreacts under hypnosis.