infatuated
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in·fat·u·ate
[v. in-fach-oo-eyt; adj., n. in-fach-oo-it, -eyt] verb, in·fat·u·at·ed, in·fat·u·at·ing, adjective, noun 
uˌeɪt; verb (used with object)
1.
to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.
2.
to affect with folly; make foolish or fatuous.
adjective
3.
noun
4.
a person who is infatuated.
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| infatuate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to inspire or fill with foolish, shallow, or extravagant passion |
| 2. | to cause to act foolishly |
| —adj | |
| 3. | an archaic word for infatuated |
| —n | |
| 4. | literary a person who is infatuated |
| [C16: from Latin infatuāre, from | |
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| —adj | |
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| in'fatuatedly | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
And yet, mysteriously, he often became madly infatuated with someone he had picked up.
Infatuated with a neighbor who works in a clothing store, he concocts a counterfeiting scheme to enable him to get close to her.
Sports fans are infatuated with their heroes and are eager to know every detail pertaining to their lives on and off the field.
Working a summer job as a projectionist, he became infatuated with movies.
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