fixate

Verb

transitive intransitive

(transitive) To make something fixed and stable; to fix. / To stare fixedly at something. / (intransitive) To attend to something to the exclusion of all others; used with on.

Japanese Meaning

（物を）固定する、安定させる / （物を）じっと見つめる / ある事柄に専念し、他を顧みない

What is this buttons?

The technician must fixate the panel to the chassis to prevent vibration.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

技術者は振動を防ぐためにパネルをシャーシにしっかり固定しなければならない。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To make something fixed and stable; to fix.

Sense（2）

To stare fixedly at something.

Sense（3）

(intransitive) To attend to something to the exclusion of all others; used with on.

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

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Sense（4）

(intransitive, psychology) To attach oneself to a person or thing in a pathological or neurotic manner; used with on.

fixates

（ present singular third-person ）

fixating

（ participle present ）

fixated

（ participle past ）

fixated

（ past ）

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