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English verb: fixate | |||
| 1. | fixate (social) attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way | ||
| Samples | He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attach, bind, bond, tie | ||
| 2. | fixate (perception) pay attention to exclusively and obsessively | ||
| Samples | The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advert, attend, give ear, hang, pay heed | ||
| 3. | fixate (change) make fixed, stable or stationary | ||
| Samples | Let's fix the picture to the frame. | ||
| Synonyms | fix | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attach | ||
| 4. | fixate (change) become fixed (on) | ||
| Samples | Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon. | ||
| Synonyms | settle on | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | freeze, stop dead | ||
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