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infatuate

in·fat·u·ate [ in fáchoo àyt ] (past and past participle in·fat·u·at·ed, present participle in·fat·u·at·ing, 3rd person present singular in·fat·u·ates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
make somebody irrational: to make somebody behave irrationally as a result of a great, often temporary, passion ( usually passive )

[Mid-16th century. < Latin infatuat-, past participle of infatuare "make foolish" < fatuus "foolish"]

in·fat·u·at·ed adjective
in·fat·u·at·ed·ly adverb
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