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stop dead vs fixate

fixate vs stop dead

stop dead and fixate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stop dead No No Yes No
fixate No No Yes No
As verbs, fixate is a hyponym of stop dead; that is, fixate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stop dead:
  • stop dead: stop moving or become immobilized
  • fixate: become fixed (on)
Other hyponyms of stop dead include settle on.
stop dead (verb) fixate (verb)
stop moving or become immobilized 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
Difference between stop dead and fixate

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