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fixate

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: fixate

1
 v
pay attention to exclusively and obsessively
2
 v
make fixed, stable or stationary
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: fixate
1

v pay attention to exclusively and obsessively

“The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death”
Type of:
advert, attend, give ear, hang, pay heed
give heed (to)

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

“He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40”
Type of:
attach, bind, bond, tie
create social or emotional ties

v become fixed (on)

“Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon”
Synonyms:
settle on
Type of:
freeze, stop dead
stop moving or become immobilized
2

v make fixed, stable or stationary

Synonyms:
fix
Type of:
attach
cause to be attached
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