arch. [f. L. fatuāt- ppl. stem of fatuārī to talk foolishly, f. fatuus foolish.] intr. To become silly, to act foolishly.
Hence Fatuated ppl. a., rendered fatuous.
1656–81. Blount, Glossogr., Fatuate, to play the fool.
1692–1708. in Coles.
1721–1800. in Bailey.
1848. Blackw. Mag., LXIV., Oct., 464. Wisdom-mongering went on upon the ‘rational plan,’ till the wise-heads, full-grown infant pumpkins, fatuated, empty of anything solid or digestible.
