Definition of: fixate

(fik′sāt) v.t & v.i. ·at·ed, ·at·ing
1. To render fixed; become fixed.
2. To fix or concentrate, as the eyes or attention, upon something.
3. To render constant or unchanged.
4. Psychoanal. To concentrate the libido on a particular object, blocking further development or new attachment. [<Med. L fixatus, pp. of fixare. See FIX.]