Definition of fixated Fixated

/fɪˈksejˌtɪd/ - [fikseytid] - fix•at•ed

We found 3 definitions of fixated from 2 different sources.

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What does fixated mean?

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Part of speech

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  • fixated, verb, past participle of fixate (infinitive).
  • fixated, verb, past simple of fixate (infinitive).

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Verb

fixates, fixating, fixated  

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"
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  • fixate (Verb)
    To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
  • fixate (Verb)
    To stare fixedly at something.
  • fixate (Verb)
    To attend to something to the exclusion of all others.
  • fixate (Verb)
    To attach oneself to a person or thing in a pathological or neurotic manner.

Part of speech

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  • fixate, verb, present, 1st person singular of fixate (infinitive).
  • fixate, verb (infinitive).

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