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(transitive) To inspire with unreasoning love, attachment or enthusiasm. / (transitive, obsolete) To make foolish.

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infatuate

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infatuate

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɪnˈfætjuˌ(w)eɪt/

Verb

transitive obsolete

(transitive) To inspire with unreasoning love, attachment or enthusiasm. / (transitive, obsolete) To make foolish.

Japanese Meaning

（誰かを）盲目的に魅了し、夢中にさせる / （旧用法）愚かにする

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A few sincere compliments and thoughtful gifts can infatuate even the most guarded hearts.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

ささやかな褒め言葉と心のこもった贈り物は、最も心を閉ざした人の心さえ夢中にさせることがある。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To inspire with unreasoning love, attachment or enthusiasm.

If the mine was a “developed” one, and had no pay ore to show (and of course it hadn’t), we praised the tunnel; said it was one of the most infatuating tunnels in the land; driveled and driveled about the tunnel till we ran entirely out of ecstasies—but never said a word about the rock.

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Sense（2）

(transitive, obsolete) To make foolish.

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infatuates

（ present singular third-person ）

infatuating

（ participle present ）

infatuated

（ participle past ）

infatuated

（ past ）

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