infatuate
(verb) arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way; “His new car has infatuated him”; “love has infatuated her”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
infatuate (third-person singular simple present infatuates, present participle infatuating, simple past and past participle infatuated)
(transitive) To inspire with unreasoning love, attachment or enthusiasm.
(transitive, obsolete) To make foolish.
infatuate (comparative more infatuate, superlative most infatuate)
(obsolete) Infatuated, foolishly attracted to (someone).
(obsolete) Foolish, lacking good judgement.
infatuate (plural infatuates)
(obsolete) Infatuated person.
Source: Wiktionary
In*fat"u*ate, a. Etym: [L. infatuatus, p. p. of infatuare to infatuate; pref. in- in + fatuus foolish. See Fatuous.]
Definition: Infatuated. Bp. Hall.
In*fat"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infatuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Infatuating.]
1. To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment. The judgment of God will be very visible in infatuating a people . . . ripe and prepared for destruction. Clarendon.
2. To inspire with a foolish and extravagant passion; as, to be infatuated with gaming. The people are . . . infatuated with the notion. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 June 2025
(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
