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Grammar : Verb
Spell : fik-seyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪk seɪt



Définition of fixate

Origin :
  • 1885, "to fix, make stable," from fix (v.) + -ate. Meaning "to gaze upon" is from 1889. Psychological sense is from 1926, originally in Freudian theory, in this case perhaps a back-formation from fixation. Related: Fixated; fixating.
  • verb focus
Example sentences :
  • The more we fixate it, the more its clearness and distinctness increase.
  • Extract from : « The Photoplay » by Hugo Mnsterberg
  • From here we see the perspective to the fantastic dreams which the camera can fixate.
  • Extract from : « The Photoplay » by Hugo Mnsterberg
  • Existences that are especially set aside to fixate and convey meanings are signs or symbols.
  • Extract from : « How We Think » by John Dewey
  • These apparently are accounted for by involuntary eye-movements which take place regardless of the effort made to fixate vision.
  • Extract from : « Visual Illusions » by Matthew Luckiesh

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