affatuate
English
Etymology
From Latin a- (“to”) + fatuātus, active perfect participle of fatuor (“talk foolishly”).
Verb
affatuate (third-person singular simple present affatuates, present participle affactuating, simple past and past participle affactuated)
- (obsolete) To infatuate.
References
- affatuate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.