Hypertext Webster Gateway: "enamour"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Enamor \En*am"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enamored}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Enamoring}.] [OF. enamourer, enamorer; pref. en- (L. in)
+ OF. & F. amour love, L. amor. See {Amour}, and cf.
{Inamorato}.]
To inflame with love; to charm; to captivate; -- with of, or
with, before the person or thing; as, to be enamored with a
lady; to be enamored of books or science. [Written also
{enamour}.]

Passionately enamored of this shadow of a dream. --W.
Irving.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

enamour
v : attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's
hearts" [syn: {capture}, {trance}, {catch}, {becharm}, {enamor},
{captivate}, {beguile}, {charm}, {fascinate}, {bewitch},
{entrance}, {enchant}]


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