▪ I. † eˈffatuate, ppl. a. Obs.
[as if ad. L. *effatuātus, f. ex- out + fatu-us stupid, foolish: cf. affatuated.]
Infatuated.
| 1600 Dr. Dodypoll ii. i. in Bullen O. Pl. (1884) III. 112 Had I not beene effatuate even by Fate. |
▪ II. † eˈffatuate, v. Obs.
[f. prec.]
trans. To besot, render dull or stupid.
| 1630 R. Brathwait Eng. Gentl. (1641) 16 Nothing effatuates the understanding of man more than excesse in meat. |