infatuate
/ˌɪnˈfætʃuːˌeɪt/in-FA-choo-ayt
/ˌɪnˈfætʃuˌeɪt/in-FA-choo-ayt
Meaningto make foolish
Common meaning: to fill with foolish passion
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- fatufoolishLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 730 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘in, into’ + ‘foolish’ → infatuate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin fatuus ‘foolish’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry fatuus, p. 730 · dictionary scan
Roots
- fatuus, -a, -um Latin “foolish”
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