fixate

fix·ate

verb \ˈfik-ˌsāt\

fix·at·edfix·at·ing

Definition of FIXATE

transitive verb

1

: to focus one's gaze on

2

: to direct (the libido) toward an infantile form of gratification

intransitive verb

1

: to focus or concentrate one's gaze or attention <an infant with normal vision…will fixate on a light held before him—Journal of the American Medical Association>

2

: to undergo arrestment at a stage of development