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Webster 1913 Edition
Enamor
En-am′or
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Enamored
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Enamoring
.] [OF.
enamourer
, enamorer
; pref. en-
(L. in
) + OF. & F. amour
love, L. amor
. See Amour
, and cf. Inamorato
.] To inflame with love; to charm; to captivate; – with of, or with, before the person or thing;
as, to be
enamored
with a lady; to be enamored
of books or science. [Written also
enamour
.] Passionately
enamored
of this shadow of a dream. W. Irving.
Webster 1828 Edition
Enamor
ENAM'OR
,Verb.
T.
[But it is now followed by with.]
Definition 2025
enamor
enamor
English
Alternative forms
Verb
enamor (third-person singular simple present enamors, present participle enamoring, simple past and past participle enamored)
- To inflame with love; to charm; to captivate; — with of, or with, before the person or thing; as, to be enamored with a lady; to be enamored of books or science.
- Washington Irving:
- Passionately enamored of this shadow of a dream.
- Washington Irving:
Translations
to inflame with love
References
- enamor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913