Dictionary Check: fixate
"fixate" is a valid word!
Scrabble
16
points
Words with Friends
16
points
Definition
verb
attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way
Example:
"He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40"
verb
pay attention to exclusively and obsessively
Example:
"The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death"
verb
make fixed, stable or stationary
Example:
"let's fix the picture to the frame"
verb
become fixed (on)
Example:
"Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon"
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