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From fix + -ate (verb-forming suffix) or Latin fixus (“fixed, solid”) + -ate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
fixate
Today it means: To make something fixed and stable; to fix. Full definition →
Today it means: To make something fixed and stable; to fix. Full definition →
From fix + -ate (verb-forming suffix) or Latin fixus (“fixed, solid”) + -ate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.