infatuating

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infatuating - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Infatuate \In*fat"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infatuated; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Infatuating.]
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     1. To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the
        intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment.
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              The judgment of God will be very visible in
              infatuating a people . . . ripe and prepared for
              destruction.                          --Clarendon.
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     2. To inspire with a foolish and extravagant passion; as, to
        be infatuated with gaming.
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              The people are . . . infatuated with the notion.
                                                    --Addison.
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