| 单词 | infatuate |
| 释义 | infatuate in British Englishverb (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 Word origin C16: from Latin infatuāre, from in-2 + fatuus fatuousinfatuate in American English (ɪnˈfætʃuˌeɪt) 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 Word origin < L infatuatus, pp. of infatuare, to make a fool of < in-, intens. + fatuus, foolish: see fatuousSynonyms of 'infatuate'obsess, fascinate, mislead, enchant More Synonyms of infatuate (verb) Definition to inspire or fill with an intense and unreasoning passion Synonyms obsess fascinate She fascinated us, on and off stage. mislead Ministers knowingly misled the public. enchant This book will enchant readers. captivate I was captivated by her sparkling personality. beguile Her paintings beguiled the critics. delude We delude ourselves that we are in control. bewitch She was not moving, as if someone had bewitched her. make a fool of turn (someone's) head stupefy enrapture sweep you off your feet befool besot Additional synonymsin the sense of befool Synonyms fool, trick, cheat, con, mislead, impose on, hoax, dupe, beguile, delude, outwit, humbug, bamboozle (informal), hoodwink, cozen (literary) in the sense of beguile Her paintings beguiled the critics. Synonyms charm, please, attract, delight, occupy, cheer, fascinate, entertain, absorb, entrance, win over, amuse, divert, distract, enchant, captivate, solace, allure, bewitch, mesmerize, engross, enrapture, tickle the fancy of in the sense of bewitch Definition to attract and fascinate She was not moving, as if someone had bewitched her. Synonyms enchant, attract, charm, fascinate, absorb, entrance, enthral, captivate, beguile, allure, ravish, mesmerize, hypnotize, cast a spell on, enrapture, spellbind Nearby words of |
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