What does fixate mean?
Fixate means (transitive) To make something fixed and stable; to fix..
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/fɪkˈseɪt/ · verb
(transitive) To make something fixed and stable; to fix..
He needed something to fixate on now that the repainting was done.
Use fixate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fixate means (transitive) To make something fixed and stable; to fix..
Common synonyms include fix, settle on.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He needed something to fixate on now that the repainting was done.
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