enamor

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪˈnæmɚ/ UK /ɪˈnamə/ See IPA manual

Homophones

enamour /ɪˈnæmɚ/

Freq #570933

Meanings

1

verb
To cause to be in love.

Me-thought I was enamoured of an Asse.
2

verb
To captivate.

Passionately enamoured of this shadow of a dream.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Opposites

disenamordisenamour

Word family

Derived forms enamorateenamorationenamorment

Related forms love unlove

Etymology

From Middle English enamouren, a late back-formation from enamoured, itself a partial calque of Old French enamore, past participle of enamorer, enamourer, equivalent to prefix en- + amor + -er. See amour, and compare inamorato.

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