infatuate
🇺🇸
/ɪnˈfætʃuˌet/
🇬🇧
/ɪn'fætjʊeɪt/
verb
R
To make someone very excited about someone else or something for a short time.
He was infatuate with the idea of traveling the world.
R
To feel a strong but not lasting interest in someone.
She became infatuated with him, but it didn't last long.
translation
To make someone very excited about someone else or something for a short time.; To feel a strong but not lasting interest in someone.
Word Forms
Perfect
infatuated
Progressive
infatuating
3rd Present
infatuates
Past
infatuated