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arouse vs infatuate

infatuate vs arouse

arouse and infatuate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
arouse No No Yes No
infatuate No No Yes No
As verbs, infatuate is a hyponym of arouse; that is, infatuate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than arouse:
  • arouse: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • infatuate: arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
arouse (verb) infatuate (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
cause to become awake or conscious
stop sleeping
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
to evoke sexual feelings
to begin moving
Difference between arouse and infatuate

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