defatigate
English
Etymology
From Latin verb defatigare and adjective defatigatus.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈfætɪɡeɪt/
Adjective
defatigate (comparative more defatigate, superlative most defatigate)
- (obsolete, rare) Weary; fatigued
Verb
defatigate (third-person singular simple present defatigates, present participle defatigating, simple past and past participle defatigated)
- (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.
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Latin
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