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"
Synonyms:
fix
verb

become fixed (on)

Example: "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon"
Synonyms:

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