Affatuate

/əˈfætʃuˌeɪt/ verb

Definition

To make foolish or silly; to befuddle or infatuate someone.

Etymology

From Latin 'affatuus' (made foolish), combining 'ad-' (to) + 'fatuus' (foolish, fatuous). The root 'fatuus' is the same origin as the modern English word 'fatuous,' meaning silly or stupid.

Kelly Says

The Latin word 'fatuus' literally meant 'foolish'—and Romans used 'affatuare' to describe how love or passion could make someone completely lose their mind! It's the ancestor of 'infatuate.'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንፈስ
men-fes
ARالعربية
غش
ghash
BNবাংলা
ভুলবান
bhol-ba-an
CACatalà
fam
fam
CSČeština
oklamat
ok-la-mat
DADansk
bedrage
be-dra-ge
DEDeutsch
begutachten
be-goo-tat-en
ELΕλληνικά
γελοιο
ge-loi-o
ESEspañol
engañar
en-ga-nyar
FAفارسی
فریفتن
fari-ftan
FISuomi
pettää
pet-taa
FRFrançais
séduire
se-doo-ir
GUGU
ભુખ
bhookh
HAHA
ciwo
chee-wo
HEעברית
לפתות
le-fat-ot
HIहिन्दी
धोखा देना
dho-kha de-na
HUMagyar
megtéveszteni
meg-te-ves-zten-i
IDBahasa Indonesia
menipu
men-i-pu
IGIG
nwa
nwa
ITItaliano
ingannare
in-gan-nare
JA日本語
魅惑する
mi-waku-suru
KKKK
аш
ash
KMKM
ក្នុង
kong
KO한국어
매혹하다
mae-hok-hada
MRMR
अन्न
an-n
MSBahasa Melayu
tipu
ti-pu
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်
seet
NLNederlands
bedriegen
be-drie-gen
NONorsk
bedra
be-dra
PAPA
ਭੁખ
bhookh
PLPolski
oszukiwać
os-zoo-ki-vat
PTPortuguês
engañar
en-ga-ñar
RORomână
înșela
in-she-la
RUРусский
обмануть
ob-ma-nut
SVSvenska
bedra
be-dra
SWKiswahili
udang
oo-dang
TAதமிழ்
குழப்ப
ku-zhap-pa
TEతెలుగు
మోసం
mo-san
THไทย
หลอกลวง
lohk-luang
TLTL
maging
ma-ging
TRTürkçe
aldatmak
al-dat-mak
UKУкраїнська
обманювати
ob-man-yu-vaty
URاردو
چالاک
cha-laak
VITiếng Việt
lừa đảo
lừa đảo
YOYO
àgbà
a-gba
ZH中文
迷惑
wei-fax
ZUZU
nqa
nqa

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