Verb: infatuate in'fa-choo,eyt
- Arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
"His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her"
Derived forms: infatuated, infatuates, infatuating
Type of: arouse, elicit, enkindle [literary], evoke, kindle, provoke, raise
Encyclopedia: Infatuate