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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

infatuated
    adj 1: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "gaga over the
           rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her"
           [syn: enamored, infatuated, in love, potty,
           smitten, soft on(p), taken with(p)]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Infatuate \In*fat"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infatuated; p.
   pr. & vb. n. Infatuating.]
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   1. To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the
      intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment.
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            The judgment of God will be very visible in
            infatuating a people . . . ripe and prepared for
            destruction.                          --Clarendon.
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   2. To inspire with a foolish and extravagant passion; as, to
      be infatuated with gaming.
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            The people are . . . infatuated with the notion.
                                                  --Addison.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Infatuated \In*fat"u*a`ted\, a.
   Overcome by some foolish passion or desire; affected by
   infatuation.
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Thesaurus Results for infatuated:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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