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infatuate

[in-fach-oo-eyt, in-fach-oo-it, -eyt] / ɪnˈfætʃ uˌeɪt, ɪnˈfætʃ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
NOUN
lady's man
Synonyms
STRONG
lover
WEAK
Casanova Don Juan Lothario Romeo admirer beau beloved boyfriend companion courter darling dear dearest escort flame idolizer inamorato paramour petitioner suitor suppliant swain sweetheart truelove valentine wooer
NOUN
lover
Synonyms
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admirer boyfriend companion girlfriend suitor sweetheart
STRONG
Romeo beau beloved darling dear dearest escort flame idolizer inamorata inamorato paramour petitioner steady suppliant swain truelove valentine wooer
WEAK
Juliet courter fiancé fiancée sancho
Antonyms
STRONG
celibate cuckold
VERB
captivate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beguile bewitch charm dazzle delight enrapture entertain enthrall fascinate gratify grip hypnotize intrigue mesmerize please seduce
STRONG
allure draw enamour enslave ensnare entrance hold hook lure magnetize spellbind take vamp win
WEAK
make a hit with rope in sweep off one's feet turn on wile
Antonyms
STRONGEST
annoy bore depress disappoint disenchant disgust displease disturb offend refuse repel tire turn off upset
STRONG
dissuade free let go liberate reject release repulse stop
WEAK
disillusion
VERB
craze
Synonyms
STRONG
bewilder confuse derange distemper distract enrage frenzy inflame madden unbalance unhinge
WEAK
dement drive mad
Antonyms
STRONG
appease calm pacify placate soothe
WEAK
balance steady
VERB
enamor
Synonyms
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bewitch enchant enrapture enthrall entice please
STRONG
attract charm endear entrance grab slay
WEAK
fall in love with make hit with sweep off feet turn on
Antonyms
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disenchant disgust displease repel repulse turn off
WEAK
dislike hate
VERB
fascinate
Synonyms
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animate attract beguile bewitch charm delight enamor enchant engage engross enrapture enthrall entice excite intoxicate intrigue mesmerize overwhelm please rivet seduce tantalize tempt thrill titillate transfix
STRONG
absorb allure arouse attach compel draw enslave ensnare entrance fire gladden hypnotize interest invite kindle lure overpower pique provoke ravish spellbind stimulate stir subdue transport win
Antonyms
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bore deaden depress discourage disenchant disgust displease forget offend refuse reject repel repulse turn off
STRONG
calm delight deter dissuade free incite let go liberate prevent release stop
WEAK
disenthrall disinterest tire
VERB
fixate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
haunt obsess
STRONG
direct
WEAK
become attached center on rivet one's eyes zero in on
VERB
obsess
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beset consume dominate engross grip harass haunt torment
STRONG
hold possess

Example Sentences

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The fictional robots of cinema are useful machines with dark potential to infatuate, deceive and destroy human beings.

From The Guardian • Apr. 27, 2017

Yet one number continues to confound and infatuate them: five.

From BusinessWeek • Apr. 2, 2014

Tongue-tied and blushing, he sees the daughter of a millionaire shipowner and goes infatuate.

From Time Magazine Archive

Chuck Crawford, who combined the curly poll and hyperthyroid eyes of Huey Long with the minnesinging methods of "Pappy" O'Daniel, was crook and virtuoso enough to infatuate Tyler.

From Time Magazine Archive

I deemed our doom afar   In lap of time; but, if a king push forward to his fate,   The god himself allures to death that man infatuate!

From Suppliant Maidens and Other Plays by Morshead, E. D. A. (Edmund Doidge Anderson)

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