Infatuate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnfˈætʃuːˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnfˈatʃuːˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnfˈatʃuːˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnfˈætʃuːˌeɪt/.

Examples

His new car has infatuated him
love has infatuated her

Parts of Speech

verb	arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way “His new car has infatuated him”

Word Forms

infatuation

noun

temporary love of an adolescent

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

betören

Erwecken Sie unvernünftige Liebe oder Leidenschaft und veranlassen Sie sie, sich irrational zu verhalten

🇫🇷French

tourner la tête

susciter un amour ou une passion irraisonnée et l'amener à se comporter de manière irrationnelle

🇪🇸Spanish

enamorar locamente

despertar amor o pasión irracional y hacer que se comporte de manera irracional

🇮🇹Italian

infatuato

suscitare amore o passione irragionevoli e indurre a comportarsi in modo irrazionale

🇳🇱Dutch

verliefd

onredelijke liefde of hartstocht opwekken en tot irrationeel gedrag leiden

🇵🇹Portuguese

apaixonado

despertar amor ou paixão irracional e fazer com que se comporte de maneira irracional

🇷🇺Russian

вводить в заблуждение

возбудить в себе необоснованную любовь или страсть и заставить вести себя иррационально

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्तेजित करना

अतार्किक प्रेम या जुनून जगाना और अतार्किक तरीके से व्यवहार करना

🇧🇩Bengali

মুগ্ধ করা

অযৌক্তিক প্রেম বা আবেগ জাগিয়ে তোলে এবং একটি অযৌক্তিক উপায়ে আচরণ করতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

மோகம் கொண்ட

பகுத்தறிவற்ற அன்பை அல்லது ஆர்வத்தைத் தூண்டி, பகுத்தறிவற்ற முறையில் நடந்துகொள்ளச் செய்யும்

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యామోహము

అసమంజసమైన ప్రేమ లేదా అభిరుచిని రేకెత్తిస్తుంది మరియు అహేతుకంగా ప్రవర్తించేలా చేస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

मोहित करणे

अवास्तव प्रेम किंवा उत्कटता जागृत करा आणि अतार्किक पद्धतीने वागण्यास प्रवृत्त करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

મોહ

ગેરવાજબી પ્રેમ અથવા જુસ્સો જગાડો અને અતાર્કિક રીતે વર્તે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯಾಮೋಹ

ವಿವೇಚನೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ಸಾಹವನ್ನು ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಾಕಿ ಮತ್ತು ಅಭಾಗಲಬ್ಧ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವರ್ತಿಸುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭിനിവേശം

യുക്തിരഹിതമായ സ്നേഹമോ അഭിനിവേശമോ ഉണർത്തുകയും യുക്തിരഹിതമായ രീതിയിൽ പെരുമാറുകയും ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋਹਿਤ

ਵਿੱਚ ਗੈਰ ਤਰਕਹੀਣ ਪਿਆਰ ਜਾਂ ਜਨੂੰਨ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰੋ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਤਰਕਹੀਣ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

مسحور کرنا

میں غیر معقول محبت یا جذبہ بیدار کریں اور غیر معقول طریقے سے برتاؤ کرنے کا سبب بنیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

着迷

激发非理性的爱或激情并导致非理性的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

夢中になる

不合理な愛や情熱を呼び起こし、不合理な行動をとらせる

🇰🇷Korean

푹 빠진

불합리한 사랑이나 열정을 불러일으키고 비합리적인 방식으로 행동하게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mê đắm

khơi dậy tình yêu hoặc niềm đam mê vô lý và khiến họ cư xử một cách phi lý

🇹🇭Thai

หลงใหล

ปลุกเร้าความรักหรือกิเลสอันไม่สมเหตุสมผลให้ประพฤติตนอย่างไร้เหตุผล

🇮🇩Indonesian

memberahikan

membangkitkan cinta atau gairah yang tidak masuk akal dan menyebabkan berperilaku tidak rasional

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakahumaling

pukawin ang hindi makatwirang pag-ibig o pagsinta at maging sanhi upang kumilos sa isang hindi makatwiran na paraan

🇲🇾Malay

tergila-gila

membangkitkan cinta atau keghairahan yang tidak munasabah dan menyebabkan berkelakuan dengan cara yang tidak rasional

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مفتون

إثارة الحب أو العاطفة غير المعقولة والتسبب في التصرف بطريقة غير عقلانية

🇮🇷Persian

شیفته

عشق یا اشتیاق بی دلیل را در خود برانگیخته و باعث رفتار غیرمنطقی شود

🇹🇷Turkish

aşık olmak

mantıksız sevgi veya tutku uyandırmak ve mantıksız bir şekilde davranmasına neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתאהב

לעורר אהבה או תשוקה בלתי הגיונית ולגרום להתנהג בצורה לא הגיונית

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The primary meaning of 'infatuate' is 'arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way'.

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Using 'infatuate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'infatuate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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