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What is the origin of infatuated?
When we speak of someone being infatuated it very often is in relationship to that person having seemingly taken leave of his or her senses, especially in a romantic context (“he was so infatuated that he could not remember what day of the week it was”). This is fitting, as the word shares an origin with the word fatuous, which means complacently or inanely foolish. Both words come from the Latin fatuus (“foolish”), although fatuous is not often used in the romantic contexts in which we find infatuate. When used with a preposition infatuated is typically followed by with.
Examples of infatuate in a Sentence
Lily Burana, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
Igor, increasingly infatuated with Ani, tries to take care of her.
—Rachel Sonis, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Sign up The action is set in a home for the criminally insane, where Fleck is awaiting trial for murder, and in court; and the songs are performed either as solos or duets with fellow inmate Harley Quinn (Lady Gaga), who is infatuated with Fleck's alter ego.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 12 Oct. 2024
In a world infatuated with victimhood, has trauma emerged as a passport to status — our red badge of courage?
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Infatuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infatuate. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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