fixate

Verb
  1. Attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way (synset 202544031)
    "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40"
    is a type of: attach, bind, bond, tie - create social or emotional ties
  2. Pay attention to exclusively and obsessively (synset 202175305)
    "The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death"
    is a type of: advert, attend, give ear, hang, pay heed - give heed (to)
  3. Make fixed, stable or stationary (synset 200487934)
    "let's fix the picture to the frame"
    is a type of: attach - cause to be attached
    same as: fix
  4. Become fixed (on) (synset 200487639)
    "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon"
    is a type of: freeze, stop dead - stop moving or become immobilized
    same as: settle on

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