ENAMOR Definition & Meaning

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enamor

[ ih-nam-er ]

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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 (usually used in the passive and followed by of , with , or sometimes by ).
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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of enamor¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English enamouren, from Old French enamourer; en- ¹, amour

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Thanks to my high school students, I had become as enamored of L.A.’s murals and graffiti as I had once been with its celebrities.

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As in real life, those cops are especially enamored of the Punisher’s skull.

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“I was just enamored with it, collecting the cards from a very young age.”

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Thanks to my high school students, I had become as enamored with L.A.’s murals and graffiti as I had once been with its celebrities.

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But there’s something dingy and gross, like mottled drifts of old snow, about the overweening influence of Trump’s courtiers and their grubbing relationship with a president so obviously enamored of money and flattery.

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