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fixate

Pronunciation:  'fikseyt

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 Definition: 
  1. [v]  become fixed (on); "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon"
  2. [v]  make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame"
  3. [v]  pay attention to exclusively and obsessively; "The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death"
  4. [v]  attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way; "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40"
 
 Synonyms: fix, settle on
 
 See Also: advert, attach, attach, attend, bind, bond, freeze, give ear, hang, pay attention, pay heed, stop dead, tie

 

 

 

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