Defatigate
/dɪˈfætɪɡeɪt/noun
To weary or exhaust thoroughly.
Did you know?Defatigate is a rare English borrowing from Latin defatigare, the same source that ultimately gave English fatigue and indefatigable.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
defatigare
“To weary completely or exhaust”
Classical Latin
Latin
de- + fatigare
“A prefix meaning thoroughly or completely joined to a verb meaning to weary”
Late Latin
Latin
defatigatus
“Exhausted or worn out”
16th–17th Century
English
defatigate
“To weary or tire greatly; a learned and uncommon borrowing”
Modern English
English
defatigate
“To exhaust or fatigue, now chiefly rare or literary”
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