Defatigate
//dɪˈfætɪɡeɪt// adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To tire or make weary. rare
"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."
Adjective
- 1 Weary, fatigued, exhausted. obsolete, rare
"Let us then passe the Pomeridian hours in obambulation: for I am defatigate with session."
Example
More examples"Let us then passe the Pomeridian hours in obambulation: for I am defatigate with session."
Etymology
The adjective is first attested circa 1480, in Middle english; borrowed from Latin dēfatīgātus, perfect passive participle of dēfatīgō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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