fixate, v.
(fixated, fixates, fixating)
(fixated, fixates, fixating)
become fixed (on)
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
fixate settle on
sample sentences
"Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon"verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
semantic pointers
hypernym
make fixed, stable or stationary
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
fix fixate
sample sentences
"let's fix the picture to the frame"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
pay attention to exclusively and obsessively
<verb.perception>
fixate
sample sentences
"The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death"verb frames
Somebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way
<verb.social>
fixate
sample sentences
"He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40"verb frames
Somebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym