Infatuate: meaning, definitions and examples

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infatuate

[ ɪnˈfætʃuˌeɪt ]

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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.

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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:

🇵🇹 enamorar

🇮🇳 मुग्ध करना

🇩🇪 verliebt machen

🇮🇩 jatuh cinta

🇺🇦 закохати

🇵🇱 zadurzyć się

🇯🇵 夢中にさせる (むちゅうにさせる)

🇫🇷 envoûter

🇪🇸 enamorar

🇹🇷 aşık etmek

🇰🇷 반하게 하다

🇸🇦 يُغْرِي

🇨🇿 zamilovat se

🇸🇰 zamilovať sa

🇨🇳 迷恋 (míliàn)

🇸🇮 zaljubiti se

🇮🇸 gera ástfanginn

🇰🇿 ғашық ету

🇬🇪 შეყვარება

🇦🇿 aşiq etmək

🇲🇽 enamorar

Word origin

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.