fixation vs fixate

fixation is a noun but fixate is not a noun.

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

fixation (noun)	fixate (noun)
(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
the activity of fastening something firmly in position
an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

fixation (verb)	fixate (verb)
	become fixed (on)
	make fixed, stable or stationary
	pay attention to exclusively and obsessively
	attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way