1. to focus one’s attention obsessively on something
Usage: often followed by ‘on’
2. to make or become fixed or stable
Usage: technical

Examples

• She tends to fixate on small details and miss the bigger picture.
• The child fixated on the colorful toy in the store window.
• Don’t fixate on your mistakes; learn from them and move forward.
• He fixated on getting the perfect score on his exam.
• The photographer needed to fixate the image to prevent it from fading.
• The scientist worked to fixate the specimen for microscopic examination.