fixate meaning and definition

FIXATE verb

Definition of fixate (verb)

1. attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way
   • "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40"
2. pay attention to exclusively and obsessively
   • "The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death"
3. make fixed, stable or stationary
   • "let's fix the picture to the frame"
   • synonyms: fix
4. become fixed (on)
   • "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon"
   • synonyms: settle on