Adjective: infatuated in'fa-choo,ey-tid
- Feeling strong, obsessive or foolish love
"he was infatuated with her";
- enamored [US], in love, potty [Brit, informal], smitten, soft on [informal], taken with, enamoured [Brit, Cdn], besotted, lovestruck [informal]
- Arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
"His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her"
See also: loving
Type of: arouse, elicit, enkindle [literary], evoke, kindle, provoke, raise
Encyclopedia: Infatuate