infatuate
pronunciation
How to pronounce infatuate in British English:
UK [ɪn'fætjʊeɪt]
How to pronounce infatuate in American English:
US [ɪnˈfætʃuˌet]
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- Verb:
- arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
Word Origin
- infatuate (v.)
- 1530s, "turn (something) to foolishness, frustrate," from Latin infatuatus, past participle of infatuare "make a fool of," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + fatuus "foolish." Specific sense of "inspire (in someone) a foolish romantic passion" is from 1620s. Related: Infatuated; infatuating.
Example
- 1. Sometimes she could , be so stubborn and infatuate .
- 2. Those are the toys that infatuate children .
- 3. It is to answer really card that " it is so easy to be done not have happily , talent will be special make a person infatuate " .
- 4. Suitable gallop future , especially recently development of 9 years , make a lot of poll infatuate indeed .
- 5. People why to breathtaking , stimulate ofdoesextreme limit sport infatuate thus ?