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infatuated

[v. in-fach-oo-eyt; adj., n. in-fach-oo-it, -eyt]

Origin

verb (used with object)

to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.

to affect with folly; make foolish or fatuous.

adjective

infatuated.

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noun

a person who is infatuated.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin infatuātus, past participle of infatuāre. See in-², fatuous, -ate¹

Related forms

in·fat·u·a·tor, noun

self-in·fat·u·at·ed, adjective

un·in·fat·u·at·ed, adjective

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infatuated (ɪnˈfætjʊˌeɪtɪd)

—*adj*
	(often foll by with) possessed by a foolish or extravagant passion, esp for another person

in'fatuatedly

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

infatuate

late 15c., from L. infatuatus, pp. of infatuare "make a fool of, infatuate," from in- "in" + fatuus "foolish."

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infatuated

1640s, pp. adj. from infatuate.

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