Fatigate

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To make someone feel tired or exhausted through excessive effort or activity; to induce fatigue in another person through continued exertion; to cause a sense of weariness or depletion resulting from prolonged work or strain
2. To wear someone down by demanding excessive physical or mental work; to sap energy from an individual by relentless tasks; to instill a state of tiredness due to overwork or pressure
3. To exhaust an individual by imposing burdensome tasks or challenges; to bring about a state of fatigue in someone by means of overwhelming demands; to induce weariness through relentless activity or strain

Etymology: "Fatigate" is a verb borrowed from the Latin "fatīgātus," the past participle of "fatīgō," meaning "to weary" or "to tire out." The Latin verb is itself built from "fatīgāre" ideas of exhaustion, and English took the form whole rather than assembling it from pieces at home. The Latin verb is the source of the familiar English "fatigue," so the two words are close relatives sharing the same root. The word "fatigate" is the more forceful sibling. Where "fatigue" describes a state of being worn out, "fatigate" names the act of doing the wearing down, so its meaning centres on the one who imposes the strain. That active sense is what separates it from its more common cousin.

Synonyms: exhaust, weary, tire, fatigue

Antonyms: energize, refresh, revitalize