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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
Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
Since the dawn of gangster rap, fans have always been infatuated with street tales and JT Money actually lived that life.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 4 July 2024
In this universe, Roosevelt is infatuated with a fellow exhibit, Sacagawea (Mizuo Peck).
—EW.com, 4 July 2024
By the age of 10, Rivera was already infatuated with the Olympics, rewatching the 2008 and 2012 games over and over again.
—Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
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“Infatuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infatuate. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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