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fixate
[fik-seyt]
verb (used without object)
to obsessively concentrate one's attention (usually followed byon ).
Take something away from someone completely and they may fixate on it.
Psychoanalysis., to develop a fixation; suffer an arrest in one's emotional or sexual development.
The patient fixates in an incestuous libido cycle, seeking to reconnect with an earlier aspect of her history.
to stabilize or become fixed.
to focus the eyes on an object or point.
verb (used with object)
to obsessively concentrate one's attention on.
Psychoanalysis., to cause (one's psychosexual development) to be arrested at an early point in life.
to make stable or stationary; fix.
Using cement to fixate the cap on the head of the femur, while initially adding stability, has a chance of loosening in subsequent years.
to focus (the eyes) on an object or point.
The eye muscles ordinarily fixate the two eyes on a single target.
to focus the eyes on (an object).
fixate
/ ˈfɪkseɪt /
verb
to become or cause to become fixed
to direct the eye or eyes at a point in space so that the image of the point falls on the centre (fovea) of the eye or eyes
psychol to engage in fixation
informal, (tr; usually passive) to obsess or preoccupy
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of fixate1
Example Sentences
He has been fixated on the prize, and for months, domestic supporters and international leaders seeking his favor have joined him in a vociferous campaign.
He advises students and job seekers to focus on trends instead of fixating on raw numbers that are prone to revisions.
It seems as if he's become fixated on it.
I’m somebody that gets very fixated on a piece of clothing — if I find a shirt I like, I wear it every day.
The network has comically fixated on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s recent diss of Miller, to the amusement of the New York Democrat.
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