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   In·fat·u·ate

   /inˈfaCHəˌwāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. be inspired with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for: "she is infatuated with a handsome police chief"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin infatuat- ‘made foolish’, from the verb infatuare, from in- ‘into’ + fatuus ‘foolish’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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