"enamor" meaning in English

See enamor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪˈnamə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪˈnæmɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-enamor.ogg , en-au-enamor.ogg Forms: enamors [present, singular, third-person], enamoring [participle, present], enamored [participle, past], enamored [past]
Rhymes: -æmə(ɹ) 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|enamouren}} Middle English enamouren, {{glossary|back-formation}} back-formation, {{glossary|partial calque}} partial calque, {{der|en|fro|enamore}} Old French enamore, {{af|fro|en-|amor|-er|nocat=1}} en- + amor + -er Head templates: {{en-verb}} enamor (third-person singular simple present enamors, present participle enamoring, simple past and past participle enamored)
  1. (mostly in the passive, followed by "of" or "with") To cause to be in love. Tags: US Categories (topical): Love Translations (to inflame with love): դյութել (dyutʻel) (Armenian), հմայել (hmayel) (Armenian), գրավել (gravel) (Armenian), սիրահարեցնել (siraharecʻnel) (Armenian), enamorar (Catalan), okouzlit [perfective] (Czech), rakastua (Finnish), erobern (German), се вљу́би (se vljúbi) (Macedonian), tokomauri (Maori), oczarować (Polish), rozkochać (Polish), очаровать (očarovatʹ) (Russian), enamorarse (Spanish), adamar [archaic] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-enamor-en-verb-vrJpVft6 Disambiguation of Love: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of 'to inflame with love': 87 13
  2. (mostly in the passive) To captivate. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-enamor-en-verb-4JLlrbqa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: enamour [UK], inamor, inamour [archaic] Related terms: fall in love, fall out of love, love, unlove

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to inflame with love",
      "word": "erobern"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "se vljúbi",
      "sense": "to inflame with love",
      "word": "се вљу́би"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to inflame with love",
      "word": "tokomauri"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to inflame with love",
      "word": "oczarować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to inflame with love",
      "word": "rozkochać"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "očarovatʹ",
      "sense": "to inflame with love",
      "word": "очаровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to inflame with love",
      "word": "enamorarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to inflame with love",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "adamar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "enamor"
}

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