Defatigate

//dɪˈfætɪɡeɪt// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 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. 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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