| VERB | social | fixate | attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way |
|---|---|---|---|
| perception | fixate | pay attention to exclusively and obsessively | |
| change | fixate, fix | make fixed, stable or stationary | |
| change | fixate, settle on | become fixed (on) |
| Sounds | fih'ksey.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40" | |
| Broader | bind, tie, attach, bond | create social or emotional ties |
| Nouns | fixation | an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation / preoccupation with something or someone |
| Meaning | pay attention to exclusively and obsessively. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Broader | attend, hang, advert, pay heed, give ear | Give heed (to) |
| Nouns | fixation | an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation / preoccupation with something or someone |
| Meaning | make fixed, stable or stationary. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | fix | |
| Broader | attach | Cause to be attached |
| Spanish | fijar | |
| Catalan | fixar | |
| Nouns | fixation | (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body |
| fixation | the activity of fastening something firmly in position | |
| Meaning | Become fixed (on). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon" | |
| Synonym | settle on | |
| Broader | freeze, stop dead | stop moving or become immobilized |
| Catalan | fixar | |
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