infatuate

 
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfatʃʊeɪt, -tjʊ-/

verb

(be infatuated with)
  • be inspired with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for: she is infatuated with a handsome police chief (as adjective infatuated) an infatuated teenager

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Latin infatuat- 'made foolish', from the verb infatuare, from in- 'into' + fatuus 'foolish'