The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - fix v.

1) affix, pin, fasten, make fast, attach, secure, stick, connect, link, tie, couple, clasp, clamp, rivet, cement, weld, fuse: Fix this sign to the door. 2) establish, set, settle, agree to, determine, organize, stabilize, firm up, solidify, decide, conclude, arrive at, define, specify, resolve, arrange, install or instal, institute: The new limits must be fixed by tomorrow. 3) repair, mend, fix up, remedy, rectify, correct, emend, adjust, patch (up) , regulate, put or set to rights, doctor, straighten out: My watch is at the jeweller's being fixed. 4) hold, fasten, focus, direct, level, rivet, concentrate, freeze; fixate: He fixed his attention on the ice-cream. 5) hold, rivet, spellbind, mesmerize, hypnotize, fascinate, freeze, immobilize: She fixed him with a baleful stare. 6) concentrate, focus: Fix your thoughts on how we're going to get out of here. 7) harden, congeal, thicken, set, consolidate, solidify, rigidify, become rigid, stiffen, freeze: Mould the clay before it becomes fixed. 8) establish, set, settle, organize, install or instal, situate, locate, position, place: Her family is comfortably fixed. 9) impose, assign, allocate, attribute, ascribe, specify, pin, attach, fasten, establish: They tried to fix the responsibility for the accident. 1) 0 settle, set, stabilize, freeze, solidify: The introduction and spread of printing fixed many spellings. 1) 1 bribe, suborn, buy (off) , corrupt, influence, manipulate, Colloq grease (someone's) palm: He attempted to fix a judge. 1) 2 arrange, prearrange, predetermine, set up, contrive, Colloq fiddle, pull strings, rig: We knew the winner as they had fixed the race. 1) 3 desexualize, desex, alter, cut; castrate, emasculate, see to, eunuchize, geld, caponize; spay, oophorectomize, ovariectomize: Animals that have been fixed are usually more tractable. 1) 4 retaliate against, wreak vengeance on, hit or strike or get back at, get even with, even the score with, make reprisal against, avenge oneself against, take revenge or retribution on or against, repay, pay back, Colloq settle (someone's) hash, cook (someone's) goose, sort (some) out: I'll fix him for tattling to the teacher! 15 fix on or upon. decide (on or upon) , set, agree (on or upon) , choose, select, settle (on) , determine, finalize: We can't fix on a date till we know David's schedule. 1) 6 fix up. a furnish, supply, provide, accommodate, set up, Brit lay on: Her mother fixed her up with a nice young man. Can you fix me up with a room for the night? b (re) decorate, furnish, renovate, restore, furbish, refurbish; straighten out or up, organize, do up, set up: I like the way you've fixed up the basement. Please fix up your room before the guests arrive. c clear up, resolve, reconcile, sort out, settle: Have they fixed up their differences yet? d repair, patch (up) : Fix up my car so it will run at least till I get home. --n. 1) 7 dilemma, predicament, difficulty, corner, double bind, catch-22, quandary, mess, (bad) situation, strait(s) , Colloq pickle, jam, hole, (tight or tough) spot, pinch, US bind: You could help me get out of a terrible fix. 1) 8 arrangement, prearrangement, fiddle; bribery, subornation; Slang chiefly US and Canadian set-up: The fix is on for her to win at roulette.