fixate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈfɪkseɪt/ UK /fɪkˈseɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to direct attention obsessively, or to make stable

He tends to fixate on tiny flaws and ignore the whole.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to direct attention... obsess focus fix concentrate stabilize

Word family

Derived forms fixationfixated

Related forms fix fixed fixture affix

Etymology

From Latin fixus, past participle of figere ('to fasten, fix') + -ate; figere is from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- ('to stick, fix').

figere Latin *dʰeygʷ- Proto-Indo-European

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# fixate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈfɪkseɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /fɪkˈseɪt/

## Meanings
1. to direct attention obsessively, or to make stable

## Examples
- He tends to fixate on tiny flaws and ignore the whole.

## Synonyms
- obsess
- focus
- fix
- concentrate
- stabilize

## Derived Forms
- fixation
- fixated

## Related Forms
- fix
- fixed
- fixture
- affix

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: figere
- Root: *dʰeygʷ-

## Etymology
From Latin fixus, past participle of figere ('to fasten, fix') + -ate; figere is from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- ('to stick, fix').

## AI Etymology
Fixate comes from Latin fixus, past participle of figere ('to fasten, fix') + -ate; figere is from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- ('to stick, fix'). The etymological trail includes Latin figere and Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ-. As a verb, fixate means to direct attention obsessively, or to make stable. The same family is visible in derived forms such as fixation and fixated and related forms such as fix, fixed, fixture, and affix. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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