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- Latin · borrowed frominamōrātus
- 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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