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inamorate

/ɪnˈæməɹət/

inamorate adjective: enamoured; in love.

Adjective

inamorate (comparative more inamorate, superlative most inamorate)

  1. (archaic) enamoured; in love
    • His blood was framed for every shade of virtue
      To ravish into true inamorate fire1606, George Chapman, Monsieur D'Olive

Verb

inamorate (third-person singular simple present inamorates, present participle inamorating, simple past and past participle inamorated)

  1. To enamour, inspire with love.

Forms of inamorate

Adjective
comparativemore inamorate
superlativemost inamorate
Verb
third-person singular presentinamorates
present participleinamorating
past participleinamorated
pastinamorated

Origin of inamorate

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.

Questions about inamorate

What does inamorate mean?
Inamorate means enamoured; in love.
What part of speech is inamorate?
Inamorate can be an adjective or a verb.
How do you pronounce inamorate?
Inamorate is pronounced /ɪnˈæməɹət/.

Words near inamorate in the dictionary

  1. inamissibleness
  2. inamor
  3. inamor'd
  4. inamorata
  5. inamoratas
  6. inamorate
  7. inamorati
  8. inamorato
  9. inamoratos
  10. inamored
  11. inamoretta

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