to tire out

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to tire out - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tire \Tire\, v. t.
     To exhaust the strength of, as by toil or labor; to exhaust
     the patience of; to wear out (one's interest, attention, or
     the like); to weary; to fatigue; to jade. --Shak.
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           Tired with toil, all hopes of safety past. --Dryden.
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     To tire out, to weary or fatigue to exhaustion; to harass.
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     Syn: To jade; weary; exhaust; harass. See Jade.
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