Fatigates

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To cause an individual to experience significant tiredness or weariness through sustained physical or mental effort
2. To induce a state of extreme fatigue in a person by demanding prolonged exertion or stress
3. Leads someone to feel very tired by requiring continuous hard work or concentration

Etymology: "Fatigates" is the third-person singular form of "fatigate," a verb meaning to wear someone down through prolonged exertion or stress. The verb comes from Latin "fatīgātus," the past participle of "fatīgō," which meant to tire out or weary, and that Latin verb is the source of the English word's core sense. The "-ate" ending is the common suffix that turns a Latin base into an English verb, so the word is built on the same pattern as many other verbs borrowed from Latin.

Synonyms: tire, weary

Antonyms: energize