fixate vs attach

fixate and attach both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fixate	No	No	Yes	No
attach	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, attach is a hypernym of fixate; that is, attach is a word with a broader meaning than fixate:

As verbs, attach is a hypernym of fixate; that is, attach is a word with a broader meaning than fixate:

Other hypernyms of fixate include bind, bond, tie.

fixate (verb)	attach (verb)
become fixed (on)	become attached
make fixed, stable or stationary	cause to be attached
pay attention to exclusively and obsessively	be attached; be in contact with
attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way	take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
	create social or emotional ties