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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•fat•u•ated /ɪnˈfætʃuˌeɪtɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - having a foolish or excessive admiration for someone:completely infatuated with her.
in•fat•u•a•tion /ɪnˌfætʃuˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]an extreme case of infatuation.[countable]She was his latest infatuation. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: infatuated /ɪnˈfætjʊˌeɪtɪd/ adj - (often followed by with) possessed by a foolish or extravagant passion, esp for another person
in•fat•u•ate (v. in fach′o̅o̅ āt′;adj., n. in fach′o̅o̅ it, -āt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj., n. v.t. - to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.
- to affect with folly;
make foolish or fatuous.
adj. - infatuated.
n. - a person who is infatuated.
- Latin infatuātus, past participle of infatuāre. See in-2, fatuous, -ate1
- late Middle English 1425–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: infatuate vb /ɪnˈfætjʊˌeɪt/(transitive)- to inspire or fill with foolish, shallow, or extravagant passion
- to cause to act foolishly
n /ɪnˈfætjʊɪt; -ˌeɪt/- literary a person who is infatuated
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin infatuāre, from in-² + fatuus fatuous |