New American Oxford Dictionary

fixate

fix ate |ˈfikˌsāt fɪkˈseɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (usu. be fixated on /upon ) cause (someone ) to acquire an obsessive attachment to someone or something: she has for some time been fixated on photography. • [ no obj. ] (fixate on /upon ) acquire such an obsessive attachment to: it is important not to fixate on animosity. • (in Freudian theory ) arrest (a person or their libidinal energy ) at an immature stage, causing an obsessive attachment. 2 technical direct one's eyes toward: subjects fixated a central point | [ no obj. ] : there is tendency to fixate near the beginning of the line of print. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Latin fixus, past participle of figere (see fix ) + -ate 3 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

fixate

fixate |fɪkˈseɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (often be fixated on /upon ) cause (someone ) to develop an obsessive attachment to someone or something: he became fixated on the idea of a Third World War. • [ no obj. ] (fixate on /upon ) develop a fixation with: erotomaniacs are convinced that the person they have fixated on loves them in return. • (in Freudian theory ) arrest (a person or their libidinal energy ) at an immature stage, causing an obsessive attachment. 2 technical direct one's eyes towards: subjects fixated a central point. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Latin fixus, past participle of figere (see fix ) + -ate 3 .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

fixated

fixated adjective she's been fixated on photography: obsessed with, preoccupied with, obsessive about; focused on, keen on, gripped by, engrossed in, immersed in, wrapped up in, enthusiastic about, fanatical about; informal hooked on, wild for /about, nuts for /about, crazy for /about.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

fixated

fixated adjective she has for some time been fixated on photography: obsessed with, preoccupied with /by, obsessive about, single-minded about, possessed by, gripped by, in the grip of; engrossed in, immersed in, taken up with, wrapped up in; devoted to, dedicated to; enthusiastic about, fanatical about; infatuated with, besotted with; focused, keen, hell-bent; informal hung up on, hooked on, gone on, wild on, nuts about, potty about, dotty about, crazy about. ANTONYMS uninterested.

 

Duden Dictionary

Fixateur

Fi xa teur Substantiv, maskulin , der |fɪksaˈtøːɐ̯ |französisch fixateur, zu: fixe = fest, beständig < lateinisch fixus, fix 1a 1 Kosmetik Stoff, der die Fähigkeit hat, dem Duft des Parfüms erhöhte Beständigkeit zu verleihen 2 Technik Zerstäuber, mit dem ein Fixativ aufgetragen wird

 

Fixateur externe

Fi xa teur ex terne Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , der |fɪksaˈtøːɐ̯ ɛksˈtɛrn |der Fixateur externe; Genitiv: des Fixateur externe, Plural: die Fixateurs externes |[…(z )ɛks …]|französisch auf einer Extremität 2 befestigte Metallstäbe zur Stabilisierung von Knochenbrüchen

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

fixate

fix ate /fɪ́kseɪt |--́ /動詞 自動詞 他動詞 1 (…を )固定 [固着 ]する [させる ].2 (…を )凝視する .3 〖通例be ～d 〗 «…に » 執着している ; 〘心 〙固着している «on , upon » 〘精神の発達が止まっていること 〙.

 

fixated

f í x at ed /-ɪd /形容詞 1 «…に » 執着した, とりつかれた «on , by » ▸ television- fixated children テレビ漬けの子供たち 2 〘心 〙固着した 〘精神 感情的発達が停止した 〙.