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Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : verb in-fach-oo-eyt; adjective, noun in-fach-oo-it, -eyt
Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪnˈfætʃ uˌeɪt; adjective, noun ɪnˈfætʃ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt



Definition of infatuating

Origin :
  • 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.
  • As in charming : adj captivating
  • As in obsess : verb preoccupy
  • As in captivate : verb attract, enchant
  • As in craze : verb make insane
  • As in enamor : verb fascinate, captivate
  • As in fascinate : verb captivate, hold spellbound
  • As in fixate : verb focus
Example sentences :
  • The latter is infatuating as it increases the risk and yet turns to profit.
  • Extract from : « Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. » by Various
  • As he looked upward it deepened, spread and quivered about his mouth, that subtle and infatuating smile.
  • Extract from : « Fashion and Famine » by Ann S. Stephens
  • Undo thine arms and let me see the sky, By this infatuating flame obscured.
  • Extract from : « The Unknown Eros » by Coventry Patmore
  • His address was infatuating: but there was a certain airiness, indicative of vanity, that revealed his great characteristic.
  • Extract from : « Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, » by George Alfred Townsend
  • I'm rather inclined to hate this woman who will end by infatuating you, for of course that would be the last I'd ever see of you.
  • Extract from : « Black Oxen » by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
  • Berlu in his Treasury of Drugs describes it as of “an infatuating quality and pernicious use.”
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 » by Various
  • I was only twenty years old at that time, and the novelty of my aunt's conduct had rather an infatuating effect upon me.
  • Extract from : « The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 1 » by Robert H. Newell
  • That these arts, and a thousand others, will be practised by the people to obtain this infatuating liquor, cannot be doubted.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 11. » by Samuel Johnson
  • Could this Aspiro of my worship quite dispel my youth-dream—had her infatuating presence quite eclipsed my memory of Christine?
  • Extract from : « Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, Issue 2, February, 1864 » by Various

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