Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Fixate has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
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"
4
become fixed (on)
"Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon"
5
To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
Example Sentences
"He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40"
verb
"The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death"
verb
"let's fix the picture to the frame"
verb
"Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)