'Infatuate' definitions:
Definition of 'infatuate'
(from WordNet)
verb
Arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her"
Definition of 'Infatuate'
From: GCIDE
- Infatuate \In*fat"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infatuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Infatuating.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment. [1913 Webster]
- The judgment of God will be very visible in infatuating a people . . . ripe and prepared for destruction. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To inspire with a foolish and extravagant passion; as, to be infatuated with gaming. [1913 Webster]
- The people are . . . infatuated with the notion. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Infatuate'
From: GCIDE
- Infatuate \In*fat"u*ate\ (?; 135), a. [L. infatuatus, p. p. of infatuare to infatuate; pref. in- in + fatuus foolish. See Fatuous.] Infatuated. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'infatuate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- addict,
- admirer,
- adorer,
- aficionado,
- allure,
- amorist,
- attract,
- becharm,
- befool,
- beguile,
- beset,
- besotted,
- bewitch,
- buff,
- bug,
- captivate,
- carry away,
- cast a spell,
- charm,
- collector,
- compel,
- crank,
- demon,
- devotee,
- dotty,
- draw on,
- drive,
- dupe,
- eager beaver,
- enamor,
- enamored,
- enchant,
- endear,
- energumen,
- enrapture,
- enravish,
- enthrall,
- enthusiast,
- entrance,
- faddist,
- fan,
- fanatic,
- fanatico,
- fascinate,
- fiend,
- follower,
- freak,
- great one for,
- grip,
- gull,
- hobbyist,
- hold,
- hold in thrall,
- hound,
- hypnotize,
- impel,
- inflame with love,
- intrigue,
- lover,
- lunatic fringe,
- mesmerize,
- monomaniac,
- not let go,
- nut,
- obsess,
- paramour,
- possess,
- preoccupy,
- pursuer,
- put on,
- rhapsodist,
- seduce,
- spell,
- spellbind,
- stultify,
- sucker for,
- suitor,
- tantalize,
- tempt,
- transport,
- vamp,
- visionary,
- witch,
- wooer,
- zealot