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fixate in Finnish

fixate in Finnish is fikseerata, kiinnittää, kiinnittää katseensa — fixate means to make something firm and settled in place.

fixate in Finnish

fikseerata
verb
(transitive) To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
kiinnittää
verb
(transitive) To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
kiinnittää katseensa
verb
(transitive) To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
kiinnittää katseensa
verb
To stare fixedly at something.
fiksoitua
verb
(intransitive) To attend to something to the exclusion of all others. [with on]
keskittyä
verb
(intransitive) To attend to something to the exclusion of all others. [with on]
fiksoitua
verb
(intransitive, psychology) To attach oneself to a person or thing in a pathological, neurotic, or obsessive manner. [with on]
takertua
verb
(intransitive, psychology) To attach oneself to a person or thing in a pathological, neurotic, or obsessive manner. [with on]

What does "fixate" mean?

  1. verb To make something firm and settled in place.
  2. verb To look steadily at something without looking away.
  3. verb To focus on one thing so much that nothing else gets any attention.
    "He needed something to fixate on now that the repainting was done."
  4. verb To become obsessively and unhealthily attached to a person or thing.
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fixate in a sentence

  • He needed something to fixate on now that the repainting was done.

Similar words in Finnish

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What is "fixate" in Finnish?
"fixate" in Finnish is fikseerata, kiinnittää, kiinnittää katseensa. fixate means: To make something firm and settled in place.
Are there other ways to say "fixate" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 6 translations listed for "fixate": fikseerata, kiinnittää, kiinnittää katseensa, fiksoitua, keskittyä, takertua.
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