English dictionary

fixate

/'f/I/ks/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way

verb.social

Examples
He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40.

Source: WordNet 3.0
pay attention to exclusively and obsessively

verb.perception

Source: WordNet 3.0
make fixed, stable or stationary

verb.change

Synonyms fix

Source: WordNet 3.0
become fixed (on)

verb.change

Examples
Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon.

Synonyms settle on

Source: WordNet 3.0