defatigate

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UK/dɪˈfætɪɡeɪt/

adjective

Weary, fatigued, exhausted.

OriginLatin dēfatīgātus →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

adjectivedefatigate (comparative more defatigate, superlative most defatigate)

comparative more defatigate · superlative most defatigate

  1. obsoleterareWeary, fatigued, exhausted.

    Let us then passe the Pomeridian hours in obambulation: for I am defatigate with session.

    1662, William Clark, Marciano; or, the Discovery, reprint edition, published 1871, page 19
verbdefatigate (third-person singular simple present defatigates, present participle defatigating, simple past and past participle defatigated)

present singular third person defatigates · participle present defatigating · participle past defatigated · past defatigated

  1. rareTo tire or make weary.

    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.

    1947, Alan Patrick Herbert, Topsy Turvy, page 66

Origin

  1. Latindēfatīgātus
  2. Englishdefatigate

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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APA

defatigate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defatigate

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defatigate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defatigate.

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