fixate

/fˈɪkseɪt/

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attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way; "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40"
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pay attention to exclusively and obsessively; "The media are fixating on Princess Diana''s death"
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make fixed, stable or stationary; "let''s fix the picture to the frame"
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become fixed (on); "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon"