Infatuate

/ɪnˈfætjuˌ(w)eɪt/

Synonyms for "infatuate" (112 found)

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Closest matches (23)

addict admirer adorer aficionado allure amateur amorist attract becharm becharmed befool beguile beset besotted bewitch buff bug

Verb(5 words)

beguile besot besots besotted bewitched

Noun(1 words)

besotting

Strong matches (33)

captivate captivatedcarry awaycast a spellcharm charmed collector compel crank demon devotee dottydraw ondrive dupeeager beaverenamor enamored enchant enchanted

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endear energumen enrapture enraptured enravish enthrall enthusiast

Verb(6 words)

coax delude enamor enamored enamors enchant

Related words (56)

entrance faddist fan fanatic fanatico fascinate fascinated fiend follower freakgreat one forgrip gull hobbyist holdhold in thrallhound hypnotize impelinflame with love

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intoxicate intrigue loverlunatic fringemesmerize monomaniacnot let gonut obsess paramour possess preoccupy pursuerput onrhapsodist seduce smitten spell spellbind stultifysucker forsuitor tantalize tempt transport vamp visionary witch wooer zealot

Verb(3 words)

fascinate infatuated intoxicate

Noun(2 words)

inebriates swooning

Adjective(1 words)

smitten

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5 relation types

More general

11 entries

affect verbarouse elicitemotional stateenkindle evoke fire kindle provoke raisetransitive verb

More specific

7 entries

beguile besotted coax delude enamor enamored impassion

Collocations

6 entries

infatuate colleaguesinfatuate readersinfatuate someoneinfatuate with beautyinfatuate with fameinfatuate with power

Inflections

3 entries

infatuated infatuates infatuating

Derivations

4 entries

infatuated infatuates infatuating infatuation

Sample sentences

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If the mine was a “developed” one, and had no pay ore to show (and of course it hadn’t), we praised the tunnel; said it was one of the most infatuating tunnels in the land; driveled and driveled about the tunnel till we ran entirely out of ecstasies—but never said a word about the rock.

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I declare the girl seems quite to infatuate the men, and see if trouble does not come of it.

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[…] wee beggard our selues by hearkning after false riches, and infatuated our selues by hearkning after false knowledge.

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Heaven doubtless has infatuated these Infidels, and given them up to dote on the grossest Absurdities; other wise they could never swallow such open and notorious Impositions […]

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