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in·fat·u·ate

(ĭn-făch′o͞o-āt′)

tr.v.in·fat·u·at·ed,in·fat·u·at·ing,in·fat·u·ates

1. To inspire with unreasoning love or attachment.

2. To cause to behave foolishly.

adj.(-ĭt, -āt′)

Infatuated.

[Latinīnfatuāre, īnfatuāt- :in-,causative pref.; see in-² +fatuus,foolish.]

in·fat′u·a′tion(-ā′shən) n.

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infatuate

vb (tr)

1.to inspire or fill with foolish, shallow, or extravagant passion

2.to cause to act foolishly

adj

an archaic word forinfatuated

literary a person who is infatuated

[C16: from Latininfatuāre, from in-² +fatuus fatuous]

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in•fat•u•ate

(v. ɪnˈfætʃ uˌeɪt;adj., n. -ɪt, -ˌeɪt)

v.-at•ed, -at•ing,
adj.,n.v.t.

1. to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning admiration or love.

2. to affect with folly; make foolish or fatuous.

adj.

3. characterized by foolish or irrational love or desire; infatuated.

4. a person who is infatuated.

[1425–75; late Middle English < Latininfatuātus, past participle ofinfatuāre to make into a fool]

in•fat′u•a`tor,n.

infatuate

Past participle:infatuated
Gerund:infatuating

Imperative
infatuate
infatuate

Present
I infatuate
you infatuate
he/she/it infatuates
we infatuate
you infatuate
they infatuate

Preterite
I infatuated
you infatuated
he/she/it infatuated
we infatuated
you infatuated
they infatuated

Present Continuous
I am infatuating
you are infatuating
he/she/it is infatuating
we are infatuating
you are infatuating
they are infatuating

Present Perfect
I have infatuated
you have infatuated
he/she/it has infatuated
we have infatuated
you have infatuated
they have infatuated

Past Continuous
I was infatuating
you were infatuating
he/she/it was infatuating
we were infatuating
you were infatuating
they were infatuating

Past Perfect
I had infatuated
you had infatuated
he/she/it had infatuated
we had infatuated
you had infatuated
they had infatuated

Future
I will infatuate
you will infatuate
he/she/it will infatuate
we will infatuate
you will infatuate
they will infatuate

Future Perfect
I will have infatuated
you will have infatuated
he/she/it will have infatuated
we will have infatuated
you will have infatuated
they will have infatuated

Future Continuous
I will be infatuating
you will be infatuating
he/she/it will be infatuating
we will be infatuating
you will be infatuating
they will be infatuating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been infatuating
you have been infatuating
he/she/it has been infatuating
we have been infatuating
you have been infatuating
they have been infatuating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been infatuating
you will have been infatuating
he/she/it will have been infatuating
we will have been infatuating
you will have been infatuating
they will have been infatuating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been infatuating
you had been infatuating
he/she/it had been infatuating
we had been infatuating
you had been infatuating
they had been infatuating

Conditional
I would infatuate
you would infatuate
he/she/it would infatuate
we would infatuate
you would infatuate
they would infatuate

Past Conditional
I would have infatuated
you would have infatuated
he/she/it would have infatuated
we would have infatuated
you would have infatuated
they would have infatuated

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Verb

infatuate - arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her"

arouse,elicit,evoke,provoke,enkindle,kindle,fire,raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"