FIXATE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way
Example: He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40
Categories: Bind, Tie, Attach, Bond
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Verb
pay attention to exclusively and obsessively
Example: The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death
Categories: Attend, Hang, Advert, Pay heed, Give ear
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Verb
make fixed, stable or stationary
Example: let's fix the picture to the frame
Categories: Attach
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Verb
become fixed (on)
Example: Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon
Categories: Freeze, Stop dead
Synonyms
Fixate, Settle on, Fix