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[syn: enamored, infatuated, in love, potty, smitten, soft on(p), taken with(p)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Infatuate \In*fat"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infatuated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Infatuating.]
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1. To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the
intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment.
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The judgment of God will be very visible in
infatuating a people . . . ripe and prepared for
destruction. --Clarendon.
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2. To inspire with a foolish and extravagant passion; as, to
be infatuated with gaming.
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The people are . . . infatuated with the notion.
--Addison.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Infatuated \In*fat"u*a`ted\, a.
Overcome by some foolish passion or desire; affected by
infatuation.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
infatuated
adj 1: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "gaga over the
rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her"
[syn: enamored, infatuated, in love, potty,
smitten, soft on(p), taken with(p)]