fixate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way
  2. verb pay attention to exclusively and obsessively
  3. verb make fixed, stable or stationary

Etymology

From fix + -ate (verb-forming suffix) or Latin fixus (“fixed, solid”) + -ate.

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