to cause giddiness, to induce to idle fancy, vagaries, day dreams, to building castles in the air, to creating oneself illusions, to running after chimeras or vain show, to seduce, to infatuate, to craze, to drive mad.
va.
donner le délire, des vertiges, mettre hors de soi, rendre fou, saisir d'un transport, transporter; égarer, distraire; donner des illusions, faire courir après des chimères.