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fix·ate
 fixate
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- pronunciation:
- fIk
seIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
fixates, fixating, fixated |
| definition 1: |
to make stable or stationary; fix.
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| definition 2: |
to focus or concentrate on.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to become fixed or stuck.
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| definition 2: |
to develop and persist in an immature psychological attachment, or to suffer arrested emotional development.
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| definition 3: |
to become focused or concentrated.
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