inamorate

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/ɪnˈæməɹət/

adjective

enamoured; in love

OriginLatin inamōrātus →
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Meanings

adjectiveinamorate (comparative more inamorate, superlative most inamorate)

comparative more inamorate · superlative most inamorate

  1. archaicenamoured; in love

    His blood was framed for every shade of virtue To ravish into true inamorate fire

    1606, George Chapman, Monsieur D'Olive
verbinamorate (third-person singular simple present inamorates, present participle inamorating, simple past and past participle inamorated)

present singular third person inamorates · participle present inamorating · participle past inamorated · past inamorated

  1. To enamour, inspire with love.

Origin

  1. Latininamōrātus
  2. Englishinamorate

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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APA

inamorate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inamorate

MLA

“inamorate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inamorate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inamorate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inamorate.

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