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fatigate

/ˈfætɪɡeɪt/

fatigate verb: to weary; to tire; to fatigue.

Verb

fatigate (third-person singular simple present fatigates, present participle fatigating, simple past and past participle fatigated)

  1. (obsolete) To weary; to tire; to fatigue.
    • But Fabius being painful in pursuing Annibal from place to place, awaiting to have him at advantage, at the last did so fatigate him and his host1531, Thomas Elyot, The Boke Named the Governour […], London: […] Tho[mas] Bertheleti, →OCLC

Adjective

IPA/ˈfætɪɡət/

fatigate (comparative more fatigate, superlative most fatigate)

  1. (obsolete) Wearied; tired; fatigued.
    • he suffre nat the childe to be fatigate with continuall studie or lernyng1531, Thomas Elyot, The Boke Named the Governour […], London: […] Tho[mas] Bertheleti, →OCLC
    • Requickened what in flesh was fatigate.c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Forms of fatigate

Verb
third-person singular presentfatigates
present participlefatigating
past participlefatigated
pastfatigated
Adjective
comparativemore fatigate
superlativemost fatigate

Origin of fatigate

Borrowed from Latin fatīgātus, perfect passive participle of fatīgō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Questions about fatigate

What does fatigate mean?
Fatigate means to weary; to tire; to fatigue.
What part of speech is fatigate?
Fatigate can be a verb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce fatigate?
Fatigate is pronounced /ˈfætɪɡeɪt/.
What is the past tense of fatigate?
The past tense of fatigate is fatigated.

Words near fatigate in the dictionary

  1. fatig'd
  2. fatigabilities
  3. fatigability
  4. fatigable
  5. fatigableness
  6. fatigate
  7. fatigated
  8. fatigates
  9. fatigating
  10. fatigation
  11. fatigu'd

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