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▪ I. inˈamorate, a. and n.
See also enamorate.
[ad. It. in(n)amorato: see below.]
A. adj. Enamoured, in love.
†B. n. One in love, a lover.
1602Marston Antonio's Rev. i. i. Wks. 1856 I. 76 Looke I not now like an inamorate? 1605Chapman Mons. D'Olive iv. i. F iij, His blood was framde for euerie shade of vertue, To rauish into true inamourate fire. 1612Heywood Apol. Actors iii. 55 Deriding foolish inamorates who spend..themselves in the service and ridiculous imployments of their mistresses. 1886Belgravia Mag. LX. 97, I became over head and ears inamorate of the all-accomplished Ida.
Hence † inˈamorately adv., lovingly, fondly.
1599Nashe Lenten Stuffe 5 It is so inamorately protected and patronized.
▪ II. † inˈamorate, v. Obs. rare.
See also enamorate.
[ad. It. inamorare, now innamor-, ‘to enamour, to fall in loue’ (Florio), f. in- (in-2) + amore love.]
trans. To inspire with love, to enamour. Hence † inamoˈration, enamourment.
1624Heywood Gunaik. i. 30 A confection, which..Jason gave to Medea to inamourat her. 1652Benlowes Theoph. iv. 51 The Inamoration. |
