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If I have time to exercise, I do it, but I don't fixate on numbers like weight or waist size. Numbers don't work for me.
Deborah Norville

Meaning of "fixate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FIXATE

From Latin fixus fixed + -ate1.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FIXATE

fixate  [ˈfɪkseɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIXATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fixate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb fixate in English.

WHAT DOES FIXATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fixation

Fixation may refer to: ▪ Fixation, the state in which an individual becomes obsessed with an attachment to another human, an animal, or an inanimate object ▪ Fixation, a process in the alchemical magnum opus ▪ Fixation in biochemistry, histology, cell biology and pathology, the technique of preserving a specimen for microscopic study ▪ Fixation, the state when every individual in a population has the same allele at a particular locus ▪ Fixation, an operative technique in orthopedics ▪ Fixation maintaining the gaze in a constant direction ▪ Fixation agent, a process chemical ▪ Carbon fixation, a biochemical process, usually driven by photosynthesis, whereby carbon dioxide is converted into organic compounds ▪ Nitrogen fixation, a process by which nitrogen is converted from its inert molecular form to a compound more readily available and useful to living organisms...

Definition of fixate in the English dictionary

The first definition of fixate in the dictionary is to become or cause to become fixed. Other definition of fixate is to direct the eye or eyes at a point in space so that the image of the point falls on the centre of the eye or eyes. Fixate is also to engage in fixation.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FIXATE

PRESENT

Present
I fixate
you fixate
he/she/it fixates
we fixate
you fixate
they fixate
Present continuous
I am fixating
you are fixating
he/she/it is fixating
we are fixating
you are fixating
they are fixating
Present perfect
I have fixated
you have fixated
he/she/it has fixated
we have fixated
you have fixated
they have fixated
Present perfect continuous
I have been fixating
you have been fixating
he/she/it has been fixating
we have been fixating
you have been fixating
they have been fixating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I fixated
you fixated
he/she/it fixated
we fixated
you fixated
they fixated
Past continuous
I was fixating
you were fixating
he/she/it was fixating
we were fixating
you were fixating
they were fixating
Past perfect
I had fixated
you had fixated
he/she/it had fixated
we had fixated
you had fixated
they had fixated
Past perfect continuous
I had been fixating
you had been fixating
he/she/it had been fixating
we had been fixating
you had been fixating
they had been fixating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will fixate
you will fixate
he/she/it will fixate
we will fixate
you will fixate
they will fixate
Future continuous
I will be fixating
you will be fixating
he/she/it will be fixating
we will be fixating
you will be fixating
they will be fixating
Future perfect
I will have fixated
you will have fixated
he/she/it will have fixated
we will have fixated
you will have fixated
they will have fixated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been fixating
you will have been fixating
he/she/it will have been fixating
we will have been fixating
you will have been fixating
they will have been fixating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would fixate
you would fixate
he/she/it would fixate
we would fixate
you would fixate
they would fixate
Conditional continuous
I would be fixating
you would be fixating
he/she/it would be fixating
we would be fixating
you would be fixating
they would be fixating
Conditional perfect
I would have fixate
you would have fixate
he/she/it would have fixate
we would have fixate
you would have fixate
they would have fixate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been fixating
you would have been fixating
he/she/it would have been fixating
we would have been fixating
you would have been fixating
they would have been fixating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you fixate
we let´s fixate
you fixate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to fixate
Past participle
fixated
Present Participle
fixating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIXATE


ansate
ˈænseɪt
compensate
ˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪt
condensate
kənˈdɛnseɪt
decompensate
diːˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪt
decussate
dɪˈkʌseɪt
extravasate
ɪkˈstrævəˌseɪt
fissate
ˈfɪseɪt
hydrolysate
haɪˈdrɒlɪˌseɪt
insensate
ɪnˈsɛnseɪt
intensate
ɪnˈtɛnseɪt
luxate
ˈlʌkseɪt
lysate
ˈlaɪseɪt
methotrexate
ˌmɛθəʊˈtrɛkseɪt
overcompensate
ˌəʊvəˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪt
pertusate
pəˈtjuːseɪt
pulsate
pʌlˈseɪt
sate
seɪt
sensate
ˈsɛnseɪt
subluxate
sʌbˈlʌkseɪt
tergiversate
ˈtɜːdʒɪvəˌseɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIXATE

fix
fix up
fixable
fixated
fixation
fixative
fixature
fixed
fixed assets
fixed charge
fixed cost contract
fixed costs
fixed decimal point
fixed disk
fixed exchange rate
fixed idea
fixed link
fixed menu
fixed oil
fixed penalty (fine)

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIXATE

accurate
affiliate
appreciate
appropriate
associate
at any rate
certificate
chocolate
corporate
create
date
debate
donate
estate
estimate
exclusive OR gate
gate
generate
graduate
hate

Synonyms and antonyms of fixate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fixate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIXATE

Find out the translation of fixate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fixate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fixate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

注视
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fijar
570 millions of speakers

English

fixate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fixate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يحملق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зацикливается
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fixar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জমাট বাঁধা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fixer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fixate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fixieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

こだわる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흥분시키는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fixate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gắn bó
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fixate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निश्चित करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sabitleştirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fissare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fixate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зациклюється
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fixeze
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στερεώστε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fikseer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fixera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fiksere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fixate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIXATE»

The term «fixate» is regularly used and occupies the 90.275 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIXATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fixate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fixate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fixate

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4 QUOTES WITH «FIXATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fixate.
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Lewis Black
Basically I wake up in the morning and I think everything's going to be great. I'm really kind of optimistic, and I look forward to a new day. I pick up 'The New York Times,' and I look at the front page and realize that once again I'm wrong. I start to fixate on stuff.
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Deborah Norville
If I have time to exercise, I do it, but I don't fixate on numbers like weight or waist size. Numbers don't work for me.
3
Gabourey Sidibe
I don't fixate on other people's opinions of my body.
4
Reggie Watts
I consider myself something of a self-taught anthropologist. I try not to talk about something unless it's something I love. But if it's something that really annoys me, I fixate on it, learn something about it and then, when I'm onstage, it comes out.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIXATE»

Discover the use of fixate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fixate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Future Interaction Design II
Step 1: Fixate first chunk of F 230 267 230 267 numbers on paper (first 3 numbers) Step 2: Encode first 3 digits 3C 3(70) 3(118) 440 621 Step 3: Fixate keypad F 230 267 670 888 Step 4: Decode first chunk C 70 118 740 1006 Step 5: Fixate ...
Pertti Saariluoma, Hannakaisa Isomäki, 2009
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The Role of the Cerebellum in Motor Imagery Tasks Involving ...
536 Ventral P_R between grasp and fixate t(l 1) = .917, p = .379 Experiment 1 : Tool comparison between tasks for Dorsal and Ventral left hemisphere Experiment 1 tool-ScrTool Dorsal P_L between grasp and fixate t(l 1) = -.078, p = .
Valentina Dilda, 2007
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Being in Time: Dynamical Models of Phenomenal Experience
The time line of the experiment must at least be adumbrated to this extent: Fixate( 1) – Drive(1) – Observe(1) – Fixate(2) – Drive(2) – Observe(2) – Fixate(3) – Drive (3) – Observe(3) – Fixate(4) Moreover, within this articulation temporality ...
Shimon Edelman, Tomer Fekete, Neta Zach, 2012
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The Handbook of Cognitive Neuropsychology: What Deficits ...
More specifically, stimuli C, D, E, and F in the Fixate Right condition have the same retinocentric locations as stimuli A, B, C, and D, respectively, in the Fixate Center condition. Therefore, if location is represented in a retinocentric frame of ...
Brenda Rapp, 2001
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Atlas of Endoscopic Laryngeal Surgery
The neck is stabilized to prevent worsening of unrecognized cervical spine injuries, Suggested Management Observe, fixate if symptoms or exam worsen Fixate if immediate or delayed voice changes, otherwise observe Reduce and fixate ...
Sataloff Robert T, Chowdhury Farhad, Joglekar Shruti, 2011
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Surgical Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery: ...
Table 35.2: CT findings that suggest fracture stability Fracture type Single vertical, unilateral Single horizontal, unilateral Multiple unilateral Multiple bilateral Displacement Stable Suggested Management Nondisplaced Yes Observe, fixate if ...
Robert T. Sataloff, Farhad Chowdhury, Joel E. Portnoy, 2013
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Orthopedic Physical Assessment
Kaltenborn's Carpal Mobilization • Fixate the capitate, and move the trapezoid • Fixate the capitate, and move the scaphoid • Fixate the capitate, and move the lunate • Fixate the capitate, and move the hamate • Fixate the scaphoid, and move ...
David J. Magee, 2013
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The Task Matrix: A Robot-independent Framework for ...
The fixate behavior as currently implemented does not quite adhere to the formal specification above. Rather, fixate uses inverse kinematics to move the robot toward the configuration −∂Φ∂c, where c ∈ C is the current configuration of the  ...
Evan Drumwright, 2007
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The Development of Future-Oriented Processes
To examine how performers distributed their looking across various possible locations, we collapsed the coded eye movements into the following six categories: • Fixate on ship: fixation with 2° of visual angle of ship. •Track target; smooth ...
Marshall M. Haith, 1994
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Eye Movement Disorders in Clinical Practice: Signs and Syndromes
Cover testing for ocular misalignment is straightforward. In Figure 4-6 the patient is fixing with the nonparetic right eye. Upon occlusion of the right eye, the misaligned left eye is forced to fixate. • Esotropic eyes move laterallyto fixate • Exotropic ...
Shirley H. Wray, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIXATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fixate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Michael Estrin: 4 common mortgage errors and how to avoid them
According to Sian, borrowers tend to fixate on the home's purchase price, and secondarily, the loan's interest rate. But factors like closing costs, ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
2
Top Stories of the Week
I, personally, can think of no better example of how ridiculous and irrational our markets are than the way some investors will fixate on any ... «Equities.com, Jul 15»
3
AI novel 'Speak' raises questions about life, memory and immortality
... the immortality of writing and how people ignore the most precious and fragile parts of our lives — our relationships — as we fixate on what's ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Vive l'indifférence: Can Paris rehabilitate its reputation for rudeness?
In all of those daydreams of Paris, people fixate on the gilded monuments and the delicate crunch of a bright pink macaron. They neglect to ... «National Post, Jul 15»
5
Cloud By Day: Living With Ambiguity and Measuring Ministry
Churches fixate on membership on the theory that members are donors. But that theory is at best half true. More important, it mostly ignores the ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
6
8 Mistakes Sabotaging Your Home's Curb Appeal
That enormous elephant statue may fit your tastes or express your eccentric sense of humor, but you don't want buyers to fixate on one thing ... «Money, Jul 15»
7
Celebrity Break-ups and the Predictable Fallout
It's easy to fixate on celebrity. Takes far more commitment and effort to study the essence of healthy relationships, processing our emotions, ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
Letter of Recommendation: Hangovers
Hung over, you cannot fixate on the nauseating future, because the present is nauseating enough. The day doesn't overinflate with deferred ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
9
Immigration focus misses the problem
All the while the American political establishment continues to fixate on the symptom rather than the cause of the problem. Unless and until ... «Bucks County Courier Times, Jul 15»
10
Ghanaian Star, Peace Hyde Says Banging Body Didn't Guarantee …
I believe people will always find something to fixate on and that cannot really be helped, however after you get the attention, what do you have ... «Entertainment Express, Jul 15»

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