Fa*tigue" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fatigued (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Fatiguing, n.]
[Cf. F. fatiguer. See Fatigue, n.]
To weary with labor or
any bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to tire.
Syn. -- To jade; tire; weary; bore. See Jade.
Fa*tigue" (?), n. [F., fr. fatiguer to fatigue, L. fatigare; cf.
L. affatim sufficiently.]
1. Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.
2. The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the
fatigues of war.
Dryden.
3. The
weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated
vibrations or strains.
Fatigue call (Mil.),
a summons, by bugle or drum, to perform fatigue duties.
-- Fatigue dress,
the working dress of soldiers. -- Fatigue duty (Mil.),
labor exacted from
soldiers aside from the use of arms. Farrow. --
Fatigue party,
a party of soldiers on fatigue duty.
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