English Dictionary

infatuate

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪnˈfætjuˌ(w)eɪt/

動詞

他動詞 廃用

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

日本語の意味

（誰かを）盲目的に魅了し、夢中にさせる / （旧用法）愚かにする

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

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。

意味（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.

意味（2）

(transitive, obsolete) To make foolish.

[…] wee beggard our selues by hearkning after false riches, and infatuated our selues by hearkning after false knowledge.

infatuates （ present singular third-person ）

infatuating （ participle present ）

infatuated （ participle past ）

infatuated （ past ）