fixate

English - Turkish

Definition of fixate in English Turkish dictionary

{f} sabitleştirmek

tesbit et

{f} gözlerini dikmek

{f} yapıştırmak

{f} bağlamak

{f} katılaştırmak

{f} takmak

tesbit etmek

Related Terms

fixating

Fiksatör

English - English

Definition of fixate in English English dictionary

To attach oneself to a person or thing in a pathological or neurotic manner

To make something fixed and stable; to fix

To stare fixedly at something

To attend to something to the exclusion of all others

become fixed (on); "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon"

make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame"

{f} set firmly in place, stabilize, make steady; focus on (especially in an obsessive manner); experience arrested emotional development

attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way; "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40

attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way; "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40"

pay attention to exclusively and obsessively; "The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death"

Related Terms

fixated

Simple past tense and past participle of fixate

fixated

{s} stabilized, set firmly in place; obsessed with

fixated

attached to someone or something in a neurotic or pathological manner

fixated

If you accuse someone of being fixated on a particular thing, you mean that they think about it to an extreme and excessive degree. But by then the administration wasn't paying attention, for top officials were fixated on Kuwait. always thinking or talking about one particular thing fixated on

fixated

past of fixate

fixates

third-person singular of fixate

fixating

present participle of fixate

Hyphenation

fix·ate

Turkish pronunciation

fîkseyt

Synonyms

become attached, center on, direct, haunt, infatuate, obsess, rivet one’s eyes, zero in on

Pronunciation

/ˈfəkˌsāt/ /ˈfɪkˌseɪt/

Tenses

fixates, fixating, fixated