INFATUATE

I. adjective Date: 15th century being in an ~d state or condition, II. transitive verb (-ated; -ating) Etymology: Latin infatuatus, past participle of infatuare, from in- + fatuus fatuous Date: 1533 to cause to be foolish ; deprive of sound judgment, to inspire with a foolish or extravagant love or admiration, infatuation noun