Fixate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fɪkˈseɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Fixate is a verb meaning (transitive) To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
Meaning
(transitive) To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
More Meanings
- To stare fixedly at something.
- (intransitive) To attend to something to the exclusion of all others. [with on]
- (intransitive, psychology) To attach oneself to a person or thing in a pathological, neurotic, or obsessive manner. [with on]
Example Sentences
He needed something to fixate on now that the repainting was done.
Word Forms
- fixates
- fixating
- fixated
Synonyms for fixate
Depending on context, synonyms include fix.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fix, defix, stabilify, focalize, stare, lock in.
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