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Infatuate vs Stupefy - What's the difference?

infatuate | stupefy |

As verbs the difference between infatuate and stupefy

is that infatuate is to inspire with unreasoning love or attachment while stupefy is to dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to dazzle.

As an adjective infatuate

is (obsolete) infatuated; full of unreasoning love or attachment.

infatuate

English

Verb

(infatuat)
  • To inspire with unreasoning love or attachment.

    • Related terms

    * infatuation * fatuity * fatuously * fatuousness * infatuate

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Infatuated; full of unreasoning love or attachment.
    • (Bishop Hall)
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    stupefy

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to dazzle.

    • Derived terms

    * stupefaction * stupefied * stupefiedness * stupefier * stupefyingly

    Related terms

    * stupe * stupid * stupor * stupendous