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Definitions for Fixate

[1] to fix; make stable or stationary.
[2] to become fixed.
[3] Psychoanalysis . to develop a fixation; suffer an arrest in one's emotional or sexual development.
[4] to become or cause to become fixed
[5] 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
[6] psychol to engage in fixation
[7] (tr; usually passive) informal to obsess or preoccupy

Words related to Fixate

haunt, obsess, infatuate, direct

Words nearby Fixate

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Origin of Fixate

1880–85; < Latin fix(us ) fixed, firm (see fix) + -ate1

Other words from Fixate

un·fix·at·ed , adjective

Word origin for Fixate

C19: from Latin fixus fixed + -ate 1

Synonyms for Fixate

haunt, infatuate, obsess, direct, become attached, center on, rivet one's eyes, zero in on