Infatuated

Infatuated
Infatuate In*fat"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infatuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Infatuating}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment. [1913 Webster]

The judgment of God will be very visible in infatuating a people . . . ripe and prepared for destruction. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]

2. To inspire with a foolish and extravagant passion; as, to be infatuated with gaming. [1913 Webster]

The people are . . . infatuated with the notion. --Addison. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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