Infatuate

  • 11infatuate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. beguile, captivate, charm; see charm 1 , fascinate . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Affected with intense romantic attraction: enamored, infatuated, smitten. Slang: gone. See EXCITE, SEX …

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  • 12infatuate — in·fat·u·ate || ɪn fætʃʊeɪt v. obsess, enamor, endear, allure, bewitch …

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  • 13infatuate — verb (be infatuated with) be inspired with an intense but short lived passion for. Derivatives infatuation noun Origin C16: from L. infatuat , infatuare make foolish …

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  • 14infatuate — v. a. 1. Befool, besot, stultify, delude, make foolish, deprive of reason, deprive of sound judgment or common sense. 2. Prepossess extravagantly, carry beside one s self, absorb in an uncontrollable passion …

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  • 15infatuate — v 1. stultify, besot, befool, make a fool of, Sl. make a monkey of. 2. enamor, endear, win or capture one s heart, take the fancy of, Inf. make a hit with; charm, captivate, intrigue, allure, beguile, turn one s head, Sl. turn on; entrance,… …

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  • 16infatuate — in·fat·u·ate …

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  • 17infatuate — in•fat•u•ate v. [[t]ɪnˈfætʃ uˌeɪt[/t]] adj., n. [[t] ɪt, ˌeɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing, adj. n. 1) to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning admiration or love 2) to affect with folly; make foolish or fatuous 3) characterized by foolish or …

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  • 18infatuate — verb (t) /ɪnˈfætʃueɪt / (say in fachoohayt) (infatuated, infatuating) 1. to affect with folly; make fatuous. 2. to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love. –adjective /ɪnˈfætʃuət/ (say in fachoohuht), / eɪt/ (say ayt) …

  • 19infatuate —   Ho ohei, ho ohei mana o, li a nui …

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  • 20infatuate — v.tr. 1 inspire with intense usu. transitory fondness or admiration. 2 affect with extreme folly. Derivatives: infatuation n. Etymology: L infatuare (as IN (2), fatuus foolish) …

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