Definitions for: Infatuate

[v] arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her"

Webster (1913) Definition: In*fat"u*ate (?; 135), a. [L. infatuatus, p. p. of
infatuare to infatuate; pref. in- in + fatuus foolish. See
Fatuous.]
Infatuated. --Bp. Hall.

In*fat"u*ate, v. 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 gaming.

The people are . . . infatuated with the notion.
--Addison.

See Also: arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise

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