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enamor

verb
/ɪˈnamə/UK/ɪˈnæmɚ/US

Etymology

From Middle English enamouren, a late back-formation from enamoured, itself a partial calque of Old French enamore, past participle of enamorer, enamourer, equivalent to prefix en- + amor + -er. See amour, and compare inamorato.

  1. derived from enamore
  2. inherited from enamouren

Definitions

  1. To cause to be in love.

    • Me-thought I was enamoured of an Asse.
    • By Phœbus, here's a moſt neate fine ſtreete; is't not? I proteſt to thee, I am enamord of this ſtreete now, more then of halfe the ſtreetes of Rome, againe; tis ſo polite, and terſe; [...]
    • He was offered a chair in the university and a course abroad. But he hesitated. There was a girl of whom he became enamored, so he contemplated marriage and political activity.

  2. To captivate.

    • Passionately enamoured of this shadow of a dream.

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Derived

enamorate, enamoration, enamorment

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA