fixate

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɪkseɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfɪkseɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fik′sāt)

Inflections of 'fixate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
fixates
v 3rd person singular
fixating
v pres p
fixated
v past
fixated
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
fix•ate /ˈfɪkseɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + on + object], -at•ed, -at•ing. 
  1. Psychiatryto have a preoccupation with:He has been fixating on becoming rich.
fix•at•ed, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fix•ate  (fik′sāt),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to fix;
    make stable or stationary.

v.i. 
  1. to become fixed.
  2. Psychiatryto develop a fixation;
    suffer an arrest in one's emotional or sexual development.
  • Latin fix(us) fixed, firm (see fix) + -ate1
  • 1880–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fixate /ˈfɪkseɪt/ vb
  1. to become or cause to become fixed
  2. to engage in fixation
  3. (transitive; usually passive) informal to obsess or preoccupy
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin fixus fixed + -ate1

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