1. to focus attention obsessively on something
Usage: psychology
2. to direct one’s gaze steadily at something
3. to make something stable or stationary
Usage: technical

Examples

• She fixates on every small mistake she makes.
• The child fixates on the colorful toy in the window.
• He fixates on his phone screen for hours each day.
• The cat fixates on the moving laser dot.
• The microscope fixates the specimen for detailed examination.
• The therapist noticed how the patient fixates on past failures.
• The camera fixates on the subject before taking the photo.