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defatigate

verb /dɪˈfætɪɡeɪt/

  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.

Where it comes from

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).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry defatigate (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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