Meaning

2 senses

  1. (US)To cause to be in love.

    erobern

    очароватьočarovatʹ

    attract; cause to be enamored

  2. (US)To captivate.

Examples

15 sentences

  1. He was enamored of the girl.

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  2. He is enamored of her beauty.

    ruОн очарован её красотой.

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  3. He's enamored of the idea of becoming a rock star.

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  4. Fyodor was enamored by his cousin and everything he did.

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  5. You were such an enamored and happy couple!

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to inflame with love:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to inflame with love:

Origin

From Middle English enamouren, a late back-formation from enamoured, itself a partial calq

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.

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Forms

enamors, enamoring, enamored, enamored
Base formenamor · to enamor
3rd person singularenamors
Present participleenamoring
Past simpleenamored
Past participleenamored

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyenamor
he, she, itenamors

Past simpleLesson

all personsenamored

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave enamored
he, she, ithas enamored

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill enamor

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms
disenamourdisenamor

Word family

5 related words
RelatedloveA1unlove
Derivedenamorateenamorationenamorment

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
enableB1enactenamelencampencampmentencapsulateenchant
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