defatigate

English

Etymology

From Latin verb defatigare and adjective defatigatus.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈfætɪɡeɪt/

Adjective

defatigate (comparative more defatigate, superlative most defatigate)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Weary; fatigued
    • 1662, William Clark, Marciano; or, the Discovery, 1871 reprint edition, page 19:
      Let us then passe the Pomeridian hours in obambulation: for I am defatigate with session.

Verb

defatigate (third-person singular simple present defatigates, present participle defatigating, simple past and past participle defatigated)

  1. (rare) To tire or make weary
    • 1947, Alan Patrick Herbert, Topsy Turvy, page 66:
      I must say there is something to be said, don't you agree darling, and I rather hope they'll internationalize the cosmic wireless and save us from some of this defatigating news.

Derived terms


Latin

Verb

dēfatīgāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēfatīgō
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