enamor
[ih-nam-er]
verb (used with object)
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with): to be enamored of a certain lady; a brilliant woman with whom he became enamored.
to charm or captivate.
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enchanted, fascinated, fond, hooked, devoted, gone, infatuated, charmed, smitten, bewitched, taken, loving, attracted, entranced, enraptured, amorous, besotted, dotty
Nearby words
- enameled,
- enameling,
- enamelogenesis,
- enameloma,
- enamelware,
- enamored,
- enamour,
- enamoured,
- enanthem,
- enanthesis
Also especially British, en·am·our.
Origin of enamor
SYNONYMS FOR enamor
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