Definition of infatuate Infatuate

/ɪnfæˈʧuejˌt/ - [infatchueyt] - in•fat•u•ate

We found 8 definitions of infatuate from 5 different sources.

What does infatuate mean?

WordNet

Verb

infatueats, infatueating, infatueaten

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

enkindle, elicit, kindle, provoke, evoke, arouse, fire, raise derive by reason; "elicit a solution"

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Wiktionary

infatuate (Verb)
To inspire with unreasoning love or attachment.
infatuate (Adjective)
Infatuated; full of unreasoning love or attachment.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

infatuate (a.)
Infatuated.
infatuate (v. t.)
To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment.
infatuate (v. t.)
To inspire with a foolish and extravagant passion; as, to be infatuated with gaming.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

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.]