enamor

== English == === Alternative forms === enamour (British spelling) inamor, inamour (both archaic) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈnamə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈnæmɚ/ Rhymes: -æmə(ɹ) === Verb === enamor (third-person singular simple present enamors, present participle enamoring, simple past and past participle enamored) (American spelling) (mostly in the passive, followed by "of" or "with") To cause to be in love. (mostly in the passive) To captivate. ==== Antonyms ==== disenamour, disenamor ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === fall in love, fall out of love love, unlove === References === “enamor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === morena, Moeran, Armeno-, Morane, Mareno, oarmen, Ramone, Naorem, monera, moaner, Morena, menora, anomer, Anmore, marone, maenor