fixate (v.)

  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; lets fix the picture to the frame

    [ Syn: fix ]

  4. become fixed (on); Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon

    [ Syn: settle on ]

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