/fɪˈksejˌtɪd/ - [fikseytid] - fix•at•ed
We found 3 definitions of fixated from 2 different sources.
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fixate - make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame" | ||
fix | ||
attach be attached; be in contact with | ||
fixate - pay attention to exclusively and obsessively; "The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death" | ||
give ear, pay heed, advert, attend, hang give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said" | ||
fixate - attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way; "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40" | ||
bond, attach, tie, bind bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together" | ||
fixate - become fixed (on); "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon" | ||
settle on | ||
stop dead, freeze suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband" |