Infatuate — Defs

01 a. Infatuated.

02 v. t. To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment.

imp. & p. p. Infatuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Infatuating

1.
To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment.
“The judgment of God will be very visible in infatuating a people . . . ripe and prepared for destruction.” — Clarendon.
2.
To inspire with a foolish and extravagant passion; as, to be infatuated with gaming.
“The people are . . . infatuated with the notion.” — Addison.