fixate
verb
[ fɪkˈseɪt ]
• cause (someone) to develop an obsessive attachment to someone or something.
• "he became fixated on the idea of a Third World War"
Similar:
obsessed with,
preoccupied with/by,
obsessive about,
single-minded about,
possessed by,
gripped by,
in the grip of,
engrossed in,
immersed in,
taken up with,
wrapped up in,
devoted to,
dedicated to,
enthusiastic about,
fanatical about,
infatuated with,
besotted with,
focused,
keen,
hell-bent,
hung up on,
hooked on,
gone on,
wild on,
nuts about,
crazy about,
potty about,
dotty about,
wackadoo,
wackadoodle,
• direct one's eyes towards.
• "subjects fixated a central point"
Origin:
late 19th century: from Latin fixus, past participle of figere (see fix) + -ate3.
