Definitions for infatuate
ɪnˈfætʃ uˌeɪt; -ɪt, -ˌeɪtin·fat·u·ate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. infatuateverb

   arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way

   "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. infatuateverb

   To inspire with unreasoning love or attachment.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Infatuateverb

   To strike with folly; to deprive of understanding.

   Etymology: infatuo, from in and fatuus, Latin; infatuer, French.

   The judgment of God will be very visible in infatuating a people, as ripe and prepared for destruction, into folly and madness, making the weak to contribute to the designs of the wicked; and suffering even those, out of a conscience of their guilt, to grow more wicked. Edward Hyde.

   It is the reforming of the vices and sottishness that had long overspread the infatuated, gentile world; a prime branch of that design of Christ's sending his disciples. Henry Hammond.

   The people are so universally infatuated with the notion, that, if a cow falls sick, it is ten to one but an old woman is clapt up in prison for it. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

   The carriage of our atheists or deists is amazing: no dotage so infatuate, no phrensy so extravagant as theirs. Richard Bentley.

   May hypocrites,
   That slily speak one thing, another think,
   Drink on unwarn'd, 'till, by enchanting cups
   Infatuate, they their wily thoughts disclose. Phillips.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. infatuate

   Infatuation or being smitten is the state of being carried away by an unreasoned passion, usually towards another person for whom one has developed strong romantic feelings. Psychologist Frank D. Cox says that infatuation can be distinguished from romantic love only when looking back on a particular case of being attracted to a person. Infatuation may also develop into a mature love. Goldstein and Brandon describe infatuation as the first stage of a relationship before developing into a mature intimacy. Whereas love is "a warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion to another person", infatuation is "a feeling of foolish or obsessively strong love for, admiration for, or interest in someone or something", a shallower "honeymoon phase" in a relationship. Dr. Ian Kerner, a sex therapist, states that infatuation usually occurs at the start of relationships, is "...usually marked by a sense of excitement and euphoria, and it's often accompanied by lust and a feeling of newness and rapid expansion with a person". Phillips describes how the illusions of infatuations inevitably lead to disappointment when learning the truth about a lover. Adolescents often make people an object of extravagant, short-lived passion or temporary love.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Infatuateadjective

   infatuated

2. Infatuateverb

   to make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment

3. Infatuateverb

   to inspire with a foolish and extravagant passion; as, to be infatuated with gaming

4. Etymology: [L. infatuatus, p. p. of infatuare to infatuate; pref. in- in + fatuus foolish. See Fatuous.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Infatuate

   in-fat′ū-āt, v.t. to make foolish: to affect with folly: to deprive of judgment: to inspire with foolish passion: to stupefy.—adj. infatuated or foolish.—n. Infatuā′tion. [L. infatuāre, -ātum—in, in, fatuus, foolish.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of infatuate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of infatuate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of infatuate in a Sentence

1. Bhartrihari:

   Blinded by self-conceit and knowing nothing, Like elephant infatuate with passion, I thought within myself, I all things knew; But when by slow degrees I somewhat learnt By aid of wise preceptors, my conceit, Like some disease, passed off; and now I live In the plain sense of what a fool I am.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=infatuate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Infatuate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=infatuate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infatuate
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infatuate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=infatuate