Antonyms for infatuate

Grammar : Noun, 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 infatuate

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 lover : noun person having sexual relationship
As in : noun amorist
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 infatuate impulse prevailed, to confess and take the consequences.
Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance

Our duty is to tame, subjugate, infatuate, and control them.
Extract from : « Angel Island » by Inez Haynes Gillmore

It will be a remarkable woman that will ever infatuate him now.
Extract from : « The Little Lady of the Big House » by Jack London

Whom the gods destroy they first infatuate—with an opera singer.
Extract from : « The Wheel of Life » by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow

But the truth was, I forgot the children, infatuate with the horse.
Extract from : « Lilith » by George MacDonald

To infatuate a man is not the same thing as to build a state!
Extract from : « Daughter of the Sun » by Jackson Gregory

Indeed, the most violent emotion to which he was sensible was one of chagrin over his own infatuate myopia.
Extract from : « The Bandbox » by Louis Joseph Vance

Infatuate, who from such a good estrange Your hearts, and bend your gaze on vanity, Alas for you!
Extract from : « The Vision of Paradise, Complete » by Dante Alighieri

But he had an infatuate haughtiness as to the impossibility of his retreating, and as to his right to dictate your course.
Extract from : « Oscar Wilde, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Frank Harris

Yet we urge it on, mindless and infatuate, and plant the ill-ominous thing in our hallowed citadel.
Extract from : « The Aeneid of Virgil » by Virgil

Synonyms for infatuate

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