Meaning & Definition of Fixate in English

1. Attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way

• "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40"

2. Pay attention to exclusively and obsessively

• "The media are fixating on princess diana's death"

3. Make fixed, stable or stationary

• "Let's fix the picture to the frame"

4. Become fixed (on)

• "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon"