inamorate

English

Etymology

Latin inamōrātus, past participle of inamōrō (“enamour”), from in- (“in”) + amor (“love”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈæməɹət/

Adjective

inamorate (comparative more inamorate, superlative most inamorate)

  1. (archaic) enamoured; in love
    • 1606, George Chapman, Monsieur D'Olive
      His blood was framed for every shade of virtue
      To ravish into true inamorate fire
  • inamorately

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for inamorate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

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