Etymology

inamorate

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Today it means: enamoured; in love Full definition →

Latin inamōrātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed frominamōrātus
  2. English todayinamorate

First attested in 1602; borrowed from Latin inamōrātus, perfect passive participle of inamōrō (“to enamour”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + amor (“love”). Doublet of enamour and enamoured.

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