\In*fat"u*ate\ (?; 135), a. [L. infatuatus, p. p. of
infatuare to infatuate; pref. in- in + fatuus foolish. See
{Fatuous}.]
Infatuated. --Bp. Hall.

\In*fat"u*ate\, v. t. [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.