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[fik-seyt] 
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fixate
[fik-seyt]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | focus |
| Synonyms: | become attached, center on, direct, haunt, infatuate, obsess, rivet one's eyes, zero in on |
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| Main Entry: | fix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | focus on |
| Synonyms: | concenter, concentrate, direct, fasten, fixate, level at, put, rivet |
| Antonyms: | ignore, look away |
| Main Entry: | focus |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | aim attention at |
| Synonyms: | adjust, attract, bring out, center, centralize, concenter, concentrate, convene, converge, direct, fasten, fix, fixate, get detail, home in, home in on, hone in, join, key on, knuckle down, meet, move in, pinpoint, pour it on, put, rivet, sharpen, spotlight*, sweat*, zero in, zoom in |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | obsessed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | consumed, driven about belief, desire |
| Synonyms: | bedeviled, beset, bewitched, captivated, controlled, dogged, dominated, eat sleep and breathe, engrossed, fiendish, fixated, gripped, harassed, haunted, have on the brain, held, hooked, hung up on, immersed in, infatuated, into*, overpowered, plagued, possessed, preoccupied, prepossessed, really into, seized, taken over, tied up, tormented, troubled, turned on, up to here in, wound up with, wrapped up in |
| Antonyms: | indifferent, unconcerned |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | put |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | position |
| Synonyms: | bring, concenter, concentrate, deposit, embed, establish, fasten, fix, fixate, focus, insert, install, invest, lay, nail, park, peg, place, plank, plank down, plant, plop, plunk, plunk down, quarter, repose, rest, rivet, seat, set, settle, situate, stick |
| Antonyms: | remove, take |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | [Place of meeting.] Focus. |
| Category: | 3. COLLECTIVE ORDER |
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-nouns
focus; point of convergence; corradiation; center; gathering place, resort, haunt, retreat; venue; rendezvous; rallying point, headquarters, home, club; depot (store); trysting place; place of meeting, place of resort, place of assignation; point de reunion; issue.
-verbs
bring to a point, bring to a focus, bring to an issue.
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