infatuate
in·fa·tuate
verb
1.
arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
- “His new car has infatuated him”
- “love has infatuated her”
Origin
First attested in 1477, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English infatuate (“foolish”, adjective), from Latin infatuātus, perfect passive participle of infatuō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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