Infatuate: meaning, definitions and examples
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infatuate
[ ษชnหfรฆtสuหeษชt ]
romantic obsession
To infatuate means to be inspired with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone. It often involves being blindly in love or obsessed with someone, seeing them as perfect and idealizing them.
Synonyms
besotted, captivated, enamor, smitten.
Examples of usage
- She was infatuated with him and couldn't stop thinking about him.
- He became infatuated with her beauty and charm.
- I was infatuated with the idea of love at first sight.
charmed by someone or something
To infatuate can also mean to cause someone to be filled with a foolish and extravagant passion or desire for someone or something. It implies a strong but somewhat irrational attraction.
Synonyms
beguile, captivate, entrance, fascinate.
Examples of usage
- The audience was infatuated by the magician's tricks.
- She was infatuated by the idea of living in a foreign country.
Translations
Translations of the word "infatuate" in other languages:
๐ต๐น enamorar
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฎเฅเคเฅเคง เคเคฐเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช verliebt machen
๐ฎ๐ฉ jatuh cinta
๐บ๐ฆ ะทะฐะบะพั ะฐัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ zadurzyฤ siฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ๅคขไธญใซใใใ (ใใกใ ใใซใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท envoรปter
๐ช๐ธ enamorar
๐น๐ท aลฤฑk etmek
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฐํ๊ฒ ํ๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ููุบูุฑูู
๐จ๐ฟ zamilovat se
๐ธ๐ฐ zamilovaลฅ sa
๐จ๐ณ ่ฟทๆ (mรญliร n)
๐ธ๐ฎ zaljubiti se
๐ฎ๐ธ gera รกstfanginn
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะฐััา ะตัั
๐ฌ๐ช แจแแงแแแ แแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ aลiq etmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ enamorar
Etymology
The word 'infatuate' has its roots in the Latin word 'infatuatus', which means 'to make foolish'. It entered the English language in the mid-16th century and has been used to describe a strong but often irrational passion or admiration for someone or something. The concept of infatuation has been explored in literature, art, and psychology, highlighting the intense and sometimes fleeting nature of this emotional state.
See also: infatuated, infatuation.
Word Frequency Rank
At position #41,008, this word is among the less frequently used terms in English. While interesting to know, it's not crucial for most English learners unless needed for specific purposes.
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