GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Fatigue , n. [F., fr. fatiguer to fatigue, L. fatigare; cf. L. affatim sufficiently.]
   Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.
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   The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of war.
   Dryden.
   
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   The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains.
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   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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   Fatigue, 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.
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