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fixate definition

fix·ate (fik′sāt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb fixated -·at′ed, fixating -·at′·ing

to make or become fixed; specif.,
  1. to direct and focus (the eyes) on (a point or object)
  2. Psychoanalysis to attach or arrest (the expression of the libidinal or aggressive drive) at an early stage of psychosexual development

Etymology: < ML fixatus, pp. of fixare < fixus: see fix

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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