-ject

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-ject is a suffix for sourced headmates, stemming from the term introject.

Etymology
The suffix -ject comes from iactum, a Latin declension of iaciō. It can be translated as "to throw", literally or as a metaphor. For example: rejecting something/someone could be pictured as throwing them out of one's life (mentally or physically), while introjecting something/someone could be pictured as throwing them into one's being (incorporating them into the psyche ).

It can also be translated as "to cast". For example: making a projection of something/someone onto another thing/person; in psychology, this is a defense mechanism that makes a person unconsciously put their undesirable feelings or thoughts onto someone else, to avoid dealing with those.

Related Terms
-tive is a similar suffix.