| Verb | 1. | fixate - attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way; "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40"bind, bond, attach, tie - create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" | |
| 2. | fixate - pay attention to exclusively and obsessively; "The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death"advert, give ear, pay heed, attend, hang - give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said" | |
| 3. | fixate - make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame" | |
| 4. | fixate - become fixed (on); "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon"stop dead, freeze - stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze" | |