infatuate

Definition of Infatuate in English :

1. infatuate

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

Example Sentences:
'His new car has infatuated him'
'love has infatuated her'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Infatuate

verb (ɪnˈfætjʊˌeɪt ) (transitive)

1.

to inspire or fill with foolish, shallow, or extravagant passion

2.

to cause to act foolishly

adjective (ɪnˈfætjʊɪt , -ˌeɪt)

3. an archaic word for infatuated

noun (ɪnˈfætjʊɪt , -ˌeɪt)

4. literary

a person who is infatuated

verb transitiveWord forms: inˈfatuˌated or inˈfatuˌating

1.

to make foolish; cause to lose sound judgment

2.

to inspire with foolish or shallow love or affection

adjective

3.

infatuated

noun

4.

a person who is infatuated

tr.v. in·fat·u·at·ed, in·fat·u·at·ing, in·fat·u·ates

1. To inspire with unreasoning love or attachment.

2. To cause to behave foolishly.

adj. (-ĭt, -āt′)

Infatuated.