En-ăm'or, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. ENAMORED; p. pr. & vb. n. ENAMORING.] [O. Fr. enamourer, enamorer, from en, in, and amour, love, equivalent to Lat. amor: Pr., Sp., & Pg. enamorar, It. inamorare.] To inflame with love; to charm; to captivate;—with of, or with, before the person or thing; as, to be enamored with a lady; to be enamored of books or science. [Written also enamour.]

He became passionately enamored of this shadow of a dream. W. Irving.