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fixate verb

  /fɪkˈseɪt/ , /ˈfɪkseɪt/
  • (intransitive, psychology) To attach oneself to a person or thing in a pathological, neurotic, or obsessive manner. [with on]
 [[fixieren|sich fixieren (auf)]]
  • (transitive) To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
 befestigen, festmachen, fixieren, seinen Blick heften auf
  • To stare fixedly at something.
 fixieren, seinen Blick heften auf
  • (intransitive) To attend to something to the exclusion of all others. [with on]
 seine volle Aufmerksamkeit schenken, sich vollständig konzentrieren (auf)

fixation noun

  /fɪksˈeɪʃən/
  • The act of fixing.
  • The state of being fixed or fixated.
  • (legal) Recording a creative work in a medium of expression for more than a transitory duration, thereby satisfying the "fixation" requirement for the purposes of copyright law.
 Fixierung
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