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fixate

fi·xate

UK/fɪkˈseɪt/ US/ˈfɪkseɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way

  • “He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40”
2.

pay attention to exclusively and obsessively

  • “The media are fixating on Princess Diana”
3.

make fixed, stable or stationary

  • “let”
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4.

become fixed (on)

  • “Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon”
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Origin

From fix + -ate (verb-forming suffix) or Latin fixus (“fixed, solid”) + -ate.

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