Definition of fixate in English:

fixate

verb fɪkˈseɪtˈfɪkˌseɪt

[with object]

1often be fixated on/uponCause (someone) to develop an obsessive attachment to someone or something.
he became fixated on the idea of a Third World War
Example sentencesExamples
- From the moment I watched my grandma's television set, with its little screen in the middle of what looked like a chest of drawers, I was fixated.
- It turned out that a teenage girl was fixated with the idea of vampires and she gained a following in the area of other like-minded teenagers.
- He is fixated on the body to an almost pathological degree.
- She doesn't seem to be doing anything these days, and yet people like me are still fixated on her every move.
- The prosecution claims Campbell was sexually fixated with his niece, but she had grown tired of his advances.
- But while we are healthier for longer, we are fixated with mortality.
- For some reason, I'm seriously fixated with Judd.
- Because Americans are fixated on celebrity, particularly when violence is involved, the two become stars.
- Painter and printmaker Jason Urban is fixated on America's superheroes.
- I'm suggesting that he was fixated on her, based on the hundreds of phone calls that he made to her.
- I have been trying to remember when I became so fixated by it, but I cannot recall a time when I was ever bored by sex, or not into it, or didn't think about it.
- I was fixated by the literature and artwork style of the Celtic period.
- Finally, let me point out that I'm not fixated by Elvis.
- I'm fixated with reality itself, with what it means to exist, what is beyond this reality - questions that nobody knows the answers to.
- I mean, people have become fixated on this December 12th date, which is really irrelevant.
- In the face of enormous success, we in the media seem to be fixated on attaching the stench of failure.
- And as I came to understand, the woman was totally fixated on money and I should have done it.
- If an aspiring writer can't help but become fixated on a grammatical error in a love letter, is this a curse?
- An estranged husband was so fixated with his wife that he embarked on a two-year stalking campaign during which he followed her with a camcorder.
- That is simply delusion - she was just fixated by me.
Synonyms
obsessed with, preoccupied with/by, obsessive about, single-minded about, possessed by, gripped by, in the grip of
engrossed in, immersed in, taken up with, wrapped up in
devoted to, dedicated to
enthusiastic about, fanatical about
infatuated with, besotted with
focused, keen, hell-bent
informal hung up on, hooked on, gone on, wild on, nuts about, potty about, dotty about, crazy about
US informal wackadoo, wackadoodle
1. 1.1fixate on/uponno object Develop a fixation with.
  erotomaniacs are convinced that the person they have fixated on loves them in return
  Example sentencesExamples
  David L Smith of New Jersey wrote the Melissa mass mailing virus, which he released in March 1999, reportedly as a ‘tribute’ to a Florida lap dancer he was fixated upon.
  The electoral system has been highjacked by two factions of the same party catering to elite interests, and fixated upon inflexible beliefs and policies suited to yesteryears problems.
  She fixates on the bus schedule in the town that she lives, and she knows every bus driver, what route they take.
  That had been their goal, and all that they had been fixated upon.
  Instead, they fixate upon the mysterious influence which he is believed to have exerted over its editorial staff.
  High achievers can easily fixate on their flaws, obsessing about minor problems until they've blown them out of proportion.
  She's having marital difficulties, but can't stop fixating on her clockwork household.
  When I fixate on something, it becomes a major obsession.
  Essentially, the ‘fetish’ is identified by Freud as something that is fixated upon as a substitute or representative for sex, and thus is inextricably linked to the sexual act.
  Synonyms
  bent, set, determined, insistent, fixed, resolved, hell-bent, keen
2. 1.2 (in Freudian theory) arrest (a person or their libidinal energy) at an immature stage, causing an obsessive attachment.
  an individual may have been fixated at one stage of development
  Example sentencesExamples
  Both neurotics and perverts, therefore, were fixated at early stages of sexual development, but dealt with this fixation differently.
  ‘Normal’ development proceeded along this path, but the development could be fixated at the earlier stages.
  Synonyms
  preoccupy, absorb, engage
2technical Direct one's eyes towards.
subjects fixated a central point
Example sentencesExamples
- Four observers viewed the display shown in Figure 1, and fixated the central cross.
- She fixated me with a composed gaze, her mouth set in determination.
- Specifically, there was a tendency to fixate objects sharing the target's contrast polarity and shape and this did not change even upon transfer to the new target.
- Rose fixated her with a cold stare.
- We defined inspection behavior as an approach toward the model predator in a tentative manner while visually fixating the model predator.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Latin fixus, past participle of figere (see fix) + -ate³.

Rhymes

abate, ablate, aerate, ait, await, backdate, bait, bate, berate, castrate, collate, conflate, crate, create, cremate, date, deflate, dictate, dilate, distraite, donate, downstate, eight, elate, equate, estate, fate, fête, freight, frustrate, gait, gate, gestate, gradate, grate, great, gyrate, hate, hydrate, inflate, innate, interrelate, interstate, irate, Kate, Kuwait, lactate, late, locate, lustrate, mandate, mate, migrate, misdate, misstate, mistranslate, mutate, narrate, negate, notate, orate, ornate, Pate, placate, plate, prate, prorate, prostrate, pulsate, pupate, quadrate, rate, rotate, sate, sedate, serrate, short weight, skate, slate, spate, spectate, spruit, stagnate, state, straight, strait, Tate, tête-à-tête, Thwaite, translate, translocate, transmigrate, truncate, underrate, understate, underweight, update, uprate, upstate, up-to-date, vacate, vibrate, wait, weight

Definition of fixate in US English:

fixate

verbˈfikˌsātˈfɪkˌseɪt

[with object]

1usually be fixated on/uponCause (someone) to acquire an obsessive attachment to someone or something.
she has for some time been fixated on photography
Example sentencesExamples
- But while we are healthier for longer, we are fixated with mortality.
- The prosecution claims Campbell was sexually fixated with his niece, but she had grown tired of his advances.
- It turned out that a teenage girl was fixated with the idea of vampires and she gained a following in the area of other like-minded teenagers.
- Because Americans are fixated on celebrity, particularly when violence is involved, the two become stars.
- I mean, people have become fixated on this December 12th date, which is really irrelevant.
- For some reason, I'm seriously fixated with Judd.
- I'm suggesting that he was fixated on her, based on the hundreds of phone calls that he made to her.
- I was fixated by the literature and artwork style of the Celtic period.
- I have been trying to remember when I became so fixated by it, but I cannot recall a time when I was ever bored by sex, or not into it, or didn't think about it.
- In the face of enormous success, we in the media seem to be fixated on attaching the stench of failure.
- He is fixated on the body to an almost pathological degree.
- I'm fixated with reality itself, with what it means to exist, what is beyond this reality - questions that nobody knows the answers to.
- That is simply delusion - she was just fixated by me.
- An estranged husband was so fixated with his wife that he embarked on a two-year stalking campaign during which he followed her with a camcorder.
- Painter and printmaker Jason Urban is fixated on America's superheroes.
- She doesn't seem to be doing anything these days, and yet people like me are still fixated on her every move.
- And as I came to understand, the woman was totally fixated on money and I should have done it.
- From the moment I watched my grandma's television set, with its little screen in the middle of what looked like a chest of drawers, I was fixated.
- Finally, let me point out that I'm not fixated by Elvis.
- If an aspiring writer can't help but become fixated on a grammatical error in a love letter, is this a curse?
Synonyms
obsessed with, preoccupied by, preoccupied with, obsessive about, single-minded about, possessed by, gripped by, in the grip of
1. 1.1fixate on/uponno object Acquire an obsessive attachment to.
  it is important not to fixate on animosity
  Example sentencesExamples
  High achievers can easily fixate on their flaws, obsessing about minor problems until they've blown them out of proportion.
  That had been their goal, and all that they had been fixated upon.
  Essentially, the ‘fetish’ is identified by Freud as something that is fixated upon as a substitute or representative for sex, and thus is inextricably linked to the sexual act.
  She fixates on the bus schedule in the town that she lives, and she knows every bus driver, what route they take.
  When I fixate on something, it becomes a major obsession.
  Instead, they fixate upon the mysterious influence which he is believed to have exerted over its editorial staff.
  David L Smith of New Jersey wrote the Melissa mass mailing virus, which he released in March 1999, reportedly as a ‘tribute’ to a Florida lap dancer he was fixated upon.
  She's having marital difficulties, but can't stop fixating on her clockwork household.
  The electoral system has been highjacked by two factions of the same party catering to elite interests, and fixated upon inflexible beliefs and policies suited to yesteryears problems.
  Synonyms
  bent, set, determined, insistent, fixed, resolved, hell-bent, keen
2. 1.2 (in Freudian theory) arrest (a person or their libidinal energy) at an immature stage, causing an obsessive attachment.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Both neurotics and perverts, therefore, were fixated at early stages of sexual development, but dealt with this fixation differently.
  ‘Normal’ development proceeded along this path, but the development could be fixated at the earlier stages.
  Synonyms
  preoccupy, absorb, engage
2technical Direct one's eyes toward.
subjects fixated a central point
no object there is tendency to fixate near the beginning of the line of print
Example sentencesExamples
- We defined inspection behavior as an approach toward the model predator in a tentative manner while visually fixating the model predator.
- Specifically, there was a tendency to fixate objects sharing the target's contrast polarity and shape and this did not change even upon transfer to the new target.
- She fixated me with a composed gaze, her mouth set in determination.
- Four observers viewed the display shown in Figure 1, and fixated the central cross.
- Rose fixated her with a cold stare.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Latin fixus, past participle of figere (see fix) + -ate.

单词	fixate
释义	Definition of fixate in English: fixate verb fɪkˈseɪtˈfɪkˌseɪt [with object] 1often be fixated on/uponCause (someone) to develop an obsessive attachment to someone or something. he became fixated on the idea of a Third World War Example sentencesExamples From the moment I watched my grandma's television set, with its little screen in the middle of what looked like a chest of drawers, I was fixated. It turned out that a teenage girl was fixated with the idea of vampires and she gained a following in the area of other like-minded teenagers. He is fixated on the body to an almost pathological degree. She doesn't seem to be doing anything these days, and yet people like me are still fixated on her every move. The prosecution claims Campbell was sexually fixated with his niece, but she had grown tired of his advances. But while we are healthier for longer, we are fixated with mortality. For some reason, I'm seriously fixated with Judd. Because Americans are fixated on celebrity, particularly when violence is involved, the two become stars. Painter and printmaker Jason Urban is fixated on America's superheroes. I'm suggesting that he was fixated on her, based on the hundreds of phone calls that he made to her. I have been trying to remember when I became so fixated by it, but I cannot recall a time when I was ever bored by sex, or not into it, or didn't think about it. I was fixated by the literature and artwork style of the Celtic period. Finally, let me point out that I'm not fixated by Elvis. I'm fixated with reality itself, with what it means to exist, what is beyond this reality - questions that nobody knows the answers to. I mean, people have become fixated on this December 12th date, which is really irrelevant. In the face of enormous success, we in the media seem to be fixated on attaching the stench of failure. And as I came to understand, the woman was totally fixated on money and I should have done it. If an aspiring writer can't help but become fixated on a grammatical error in a love letter, is this a curse? An estranged husband was so fixated with his wife that he embarked on a two-year stalking campaign during which he followed her with a camcorder. That is simply delusion - she was just fixated by me. Synonyms obsessed with, preoccupied with/by, obsessive about, single-minded about, possessed by, gripped by, in the grip of engrossed in, immersed in, taken up with, wrapped up in devoted to, dedicated to enthusiastic about, fanatical about infatuated with, besotted with focused, keen, hell-bent informal hung up on, hooked on, gone on, wild on, nuts about, potty about, dotty about, crazy about US informal wackadoo, wackadoodle 1.1fixate on/uponno object Develop a fixation with. erotomaniacs are convinced that the person they have fixated on loves them in return Example sentencesExamples David L Smith of New Jersey wrote the Melissa mass mailing virus, which he released in March 1999, reportedly as a ‘tribute’ to a Florida lap dancer he was fixated upon. The electoral system has been highjacked by two factions of the same party catering to elite interests, and fixated upon inflexible beliefs and policies suited to yesteryears problems. She fixates on the bus schedule in the town that she lives, and she knows every bus driver, what route they take. That had been their goal, and all that they had been fixated upon. Instead, they fixate upon the mysterious influence which he is believed to have exerted over its editorial staff. High achievers can easily fixate on their flaws, obsessing about minor problems until they've blown them out of proportion. She's having marital difficulties, but can't stop fixating on her clockwork household. When I fixate on something, it becomes a major obsession. Essentially, the ‘fetish’ is identified by Freud as something that is fixated upon as a substitute or representative for sex, and thus is inextricably linked to the sexual act. Synonyms bent, set, determined, insistent, fixed, resolved, hell-bent, keen 1.2 (in Freudian theory) arrest (a person or their libidinal energy) at an immature stage, causing an obsessive attachment. an individual may have been fixated at one stage of development Example sentencesExamples Both neurotics and perverts, therefore, were fixated at early stages of sexual development, but dealt with this fixation differently. ‘Normal’ development proceeded along this path, but the development could be fixated at the earlier stages. Synonyms preoccupy, absorb, engage 2technical Direct one's eyes towards. subjects fixated a central point Example sentencesExamples Four observers viewed the display shown in Figure 1, and fixated the central cross. She fixated me with a composed gaze, her mouth set in determination. Specifically, there was a tendency to fixate objects sharing the target's contrast polarity and shape and this did not change even upon transfer to the new target. Rose fixated her with a cold stare. We defined inspection behavior as an approach toward the model predator in a tentative manner while visually fixating the model predator. Origin Late 19th century: from Latin fixus, past participle of figere (see fix) + -ate³. Rhymes abate, ablate, aerate, ait, await, backdate, bait, bate, berate, castrate, collate, conflate, crate, create, cremate, date, deflate, dictate, dilate, distraite, donate, downstate, eight, elate, equate, estate, fate, fête, freight, frustrate, gait, gate, gestate, gradate, grate, great, gyrate, hate, hydrate, inflate, innate, interrelate, interstate, irate, Kate, Kuwait, lactate, late, locate, lustrate, mandate, mate, migrate, misdate, misstate, mistranslate, mutate, narrate, negate, notate, orate, ornate, Pate, placate, plate, prate, prorate, prostrate, pulsate, pupate, quadrate, rate, rotate, sate, sedate, serrate, short weight, skate, slate, spate, spectate, spruit, stagnate, state, straight, strait, Tate, tête-à-tête, Thwaite, translate, translocate, transmigrate, truncate, underrate, understate, underweight, update, uprate, upstate, up-to-date, vacate, vibrate, wait, weight Definition of fixate in US English: fixate verbˈfikˌsātˈfɪkˌseɪt [with object] 1usually be fixated on/uponCause (someone) to acquire an obsessive attachment to someone or something. she has for some time been fixated on photography Example sentencesExamples But while we are healthier for longer, we are fixated with mortality. The prosecution claims Campbell was sexually fixated with his niece, but she had grown tired of his advances. It turned out that a teenage girl was fixated with the idea of vampires and she gained a following in the area of other like-minded teenagers. Because Americans are fixated on celebrity, particularly when violence is involved, the two become stars. I mean, people have become fixated on this December 12th date, which is really irrelevant. For some reason, I'm seriously fixated with Judd. I'm suggesting that he was fixated on her, based on the hundreds of phone calls that he made to her. I was fixated by the literature and artwork style of the Celtic period. I have been trying to remember when I became so fixated by it, but I cannot recall a time when I was ever bored by sex, or not into it, or didn't think about it. In the face of enormous success, we in the media seem to be fixated on attaching the stench of failure. He is fixated on the body to an almost pathological degree. I'm fixated with reality itself, with what it means to exist, what is beyond this reality - questions that nobody knows the answers to. That is simply delusion - she was just fixated by me. An estranged husband was so fixated with his wife that he embarked on a two-year stalking campaign during which he followed her with a camcorder. Painter and printmaker Jason Urban is fixated on America's superheroes. She doesn't seem to be doing anything these days, and yet people like me are still fixated on her every move. And as I came to understand, the woman was totally fixated on money and I should have done it. From the moment I watched my grandma's television set, with its little screen in the middle of what looked like a chest of drawers, I was fixated. Finally, let me point out that I'm not fixated by Elvis. If an aspiring writer can't help but become fixated on a grammatical error in a love letter, is this a curse? Synonyms obsessed with, preoccupied by, preoccupied with, obsessive about, single-minded about, possessed by, gripped by, in the grip of 1.1fixate on/uponno object Acquire an obsessive attachment to. it is important not to fixate on animosity Example sentencesExamples High achievers can easily fixate on their flaws, obsessing about minor problems until they've blown them out of proportion. That had been their goal, and all that they had been fixated upon. Essentially, the ‘fetish’ is identified by Freud as something that is fixated upon as a substitute or representative for sex, and thus is inextricably linked to the sexual act. She fixates on the bus schedule in the town that she lives, and she knows every bus driver, what route they take. When I fixate on something, it becomes a major obsession. Instead, they fixate upon the mysterious influence which he is believed to have exerted over its editorial staff. David L Smith of New Jersey wrote the Melissa mass mailing virus, which he released in March 1999, reportedly as a ‘tribute’ to a Florida lap dancer he was fixated upon. She's having marital difficulties, but can't stop fixating on her clockwork household. The electoral system has been highjacked by two factions of the same party catering to elite interests, and fixated upon inflexible beliefs and policies suited to yesteryears problems. Synonyms bent, set, determined, insistent, fixed, resolved, hell-bent, keen 1.2 (in Freudian theory) arrest (a person or their libidinal energy) at an immature stage, causing an obsessive attachment. Example sentencesExamples Both neurotics and perverts, therefore, were fixated at early stages of sexual development, but dealt with this fixation differently. ‘Normal’ development proceeded along this path, but the development could be fixated at the earlier stages. Synonyms preoccupy, absorb, engage 2technical Direct one's eyes toward. subjects fixated a central point no object there is tendency to fixate near the beginning of the line of print Example sentencesExamples We defined inspection behavior as an approach toward the model predator in a tentative manner while visually fixating the model predator. Specifically, there was a tendency to fixate objects sharing the target's contrast polarity and shape and this did not change even upon transfer to the new target. She fixated me with a composed gaze, her mouth set in determination. Four observers viewed the display shown in Figure 1, and fixated the central cross. Rose fixated her with a cold stare. Origin Late 19th century: from Latin fixus, past participle of figere (see fix) + -ate.
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