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Origin of fatigue
1685–95; <French fatigue (noun), fatiguer (v.) <Latin fatīgāre to tire
OTHER WORDS FROM fatigue
fa·tigue·less, adjectivefa·ti·guing·ly, adverban·ti·fa·tigue, adjectiveun·fa·ti·guing, adjectiveWords nearby fatigue
fathom, Fathometer, fathomless, fatidic, fatigable, fatigue, fatigue clothes, fatigued, fatigue life, fatigue limit, fatigue ratio
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How to use fatigue in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for fatigue
fatigue
/ (fəˈtiːɡ) /
noun
verb -tigues, -tiguing or -tigued
to make or become weary or exhausted
to crack or break (a material or part) by inducing fluctuating stresses in it, or (of a metal or part) to become weakened or fail as a result of fluctuating stresses
Derived forms of fatigue
fatigable (ˈfætɪɡəbəl), adjectivefatigueless, adjectiveWord Origin for fatigue
C17: from French, from fatiguer to tire, from Latin fatīgāre
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