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- [fik-seyt]
- /ˈfɪk seɪt/
- /fɪkˈseɪt/
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- [fik-seyt]
- /ˈfɪk seɪt/
Definitions of fixate word
- verb with object fixate to fix; make stable or stationary. 1
- verb without object fixate to become fixed. 1
- verb without object fixate Psychoanalysis. to develop a fixation; suffer an arrest in one's emotional or sexual development. 1
- noun fixate Cause (someone) to acquire an obsessive attachment to someone or something. 1
- intransitive verb fixate be obsessed 1
- transitive verb fixate focus on 1
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Origin of fixate
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; < Latin fix(us) fixed, firm (see fix) + -ate1
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Parts of speech for Fixate
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pronoun
preposition
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fixate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
fixate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fixate
verb fixate
- haunt — to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost: to haunt a house; to haunt a person.
- obsess — to dominate or preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of (a person); beset, trouble, or haunt persistently or abnormally: Suspicion obsessed him.
- direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- infatuate — to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.
- zero in on — the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
Top questions with fixate
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