verb (used with object), in·fat·u·at·ed, in·fat·u·at·ing.
- to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.
- to affect with folly; make foolish or fatuous.
adjective
- infatuated.
noun
- a person who is infatuated.
verb (ɪnˈfætjʊˌeɪt) (tr)
- to inspire or fill with foolish, shallow, or extravagant passion
- to cause to act foolishly
adjective (ɪnˈfætjʊɪt, -ˌeɪt)
- an archaic word for infatuated
noun (ɪnˈfætjʊɪt, -ˌeɪt)
- literary a person who is infatuated
v.1530s, “turn (something) to foolishness, frustrate,” from Latin infatuatus, past participle of infatuare “make a fool of,” from in- “in” (see in- (2)) + fatuus “foolish.” Specific sense of “inspire (in someone) a foolish romantic passion” is from 1620s. Related: Infatuated; infatuating.