fixate-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: direct one's attention on exclusively and obsessively

Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[agent[animate]] FIXATE PP[location] Usually occurs with the PP 'on __'.

Examples:
He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40.
The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death.
Wall Street fixates on interest rates.
Climate change campaigners should not have fixated on carbon dioxide.
Why Are Republicans So Fixated on Reagan?

Mappings:
VerbNet: focus-87.1,shake-22.3-2-1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: fixate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: make something become affixed securely to something

Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[agent[animate]] FIXATE NP2[theme] (PP[location]) NP1[theme] FIXATE PP[location]

Examples:
Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon.
Drone bees fixate the queen with the dorsal frontal part of their compound eyes.
The eyes fixate the optimal viewing position of task-irrelevant words.
Two adhesive steristrips are used to fixate the light pipe.
How do I fixate the background image?

Mappings:
VerbNet: focus-87.1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: fixate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4