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INFATUATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

love has infatuated her

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "infatuate" is one way to...):

arouse; elicit; enkindle; evoke; fire; kindle; provoke; raise (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

infatuation (an object of extravagant short-lived passion)

infatuation (a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration)

infatuation (temporary love of an adolescent)

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