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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Infatuate \In*fat"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infatuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Infatuating.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment. [1913 Webster] The judgment of God will be very visible in infatuating a people . . . ripe and prepared for destruction. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster] 2. To inspire with a foolish and extravagant passion; as, to be infatuated with gaming. [1913 Webster] The people are . . . infatuated with the notion. --Addison. [1913 Webster]