English

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

• defatigation

Latin

Verb

dēfatīgāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēfatīgō