Synonyms for fixate
| 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
- 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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