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English Dictionary: infatuated by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
infatuated
adj
  1. marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "gaga over the rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her"
    Synonym(s): enamored, infatuated, in love, potty, smitten, soft on(p), taken with(p)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Infatuate \In*fat"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infatuated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Infatuating}.]
      1. To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the
            intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment.
  
                     The judgment of God will be very visible in
                     infatuating a people . . . ripe and prepared for
                     destruction.                                       --Clarendon.
  
      2. To inspire with a foolish and extravagant passion; as, to
            be infatuated with gaming.
  
                     The people are . . . infatuated with the notion.
                                                                              --Addison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Infatuated \In*fat"u*a`ted\, a.
      Overcome by some foolish passion or desire; affected by
      infatuation.
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