/
fɪkˈseɪt/
v.
-
(often be fixated on)
cause to be obsessively interested in something or someone.
▸(in Freudian theory) arrest (a person or their libidinal energy) at an immature stage, causing an obsessive attachment.
- direct one's eyes towards.
Etymology
C19: from L. fixus, past part. of figere (see fix) + -ate3.