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Webster 1913 Edition
Infatuate
In-fat′u-ate
(?; 135)
, Adj.
Infatuated.
Bp. Hall.
In-fat′u-ate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Infatuated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Infatuating
.] 1.
To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment.
The judgment of God will be very visible in
infatuating
a people . . . ripe and prepared for destruction. Clarendon.
2.
To inspire with a foolish and extravagant passion;
as, to be
. infatuated
with gamingThe people are . . .
infatuated
with the notion. Addison.
Webster 1828 Edition
Infatuate
INFAT'UATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers, or to deprive of sound judgment. In general, this word does not signify to deprive absolutely of rational powers and reduce to idiocy, but to deprive of sound judgment, so that a person infatuated acts in certain cases as a fool, or without common discretion and prudence. Whom God intends to destroy, he first infatuates. The judgment of God will be very visible in infatuating a people, ripe and prepared for destruction.
2.
To prepossess or incline to a person or thing in a manner not justified by prudence or reason; to inspire with an extravagant or foolish passion, too obstinate to be controlled by reason. Men are often infatuated with a love of gaming, or of sensual pleasure.Definition 2024
infatuate
infatuate
English
Verb
infatuate (third-person singular simple present infatuates, present participle infatuating, simple past and past participle infatuated)
- (transitive) To inspire with unreasoning love or attachment.
Translations
To inspire with unreasoning love or attachment
Related terms
Adjective
infatuate (comparative more infatuate, superlative most infatuate)
- (obsolete) Infatuated; full of unreasoning love or attachment.
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