infatuate: Meaning and Definition of

in•fat•u•ate

Pronunciation: (v.in-fach'-āt"adj., n.in-fach'-it, -āt"), [key]
— v., adj., n. -at•ed, -at•ing,
—v.t.
  1. to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.
  2. to affect with folly; make foolish or fatuous.
—adj.
  1. infatuated.
—n.
  1. a person who is infatuated.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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