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tire

1  [tahyuhr] ,verb, tired, tir⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to reduce or exhaust the strength of, as by exertion; make weary; fatigue: The long walk tired him.
2. to exhaust the interest, patience, etc., of; make weary; bore: Your stories tire me.
–verb (used without object)
3. to have the strength reduced or exhausted, as by labor or exertion; become fatigued; be sleepy.
4. to have one's appreciation, interest, patience, etc., exhausted; become or be weary; become bored (usually fol. by of): He soon tired of playing billiards.
–noun
5. British Dialect. fatigue.
Origin:
bef. 900; late ME (Scots) tyren (v.), OE tȳrian, var. of tēorian to weary, be wearied

Synonyms:
2. exasperate, irk.
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Word Origin & History

tire  (v.)
"to weary," also "to become weary," O.E. teorian (Kentish tiorian), of unknown origin, not found outside English. The pp. adj. tired is attested from c.1400; tiresome "tedious" is first recorded 1500.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tire
Pronunciation: 'tI(&)r
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: tired; tir·ing
intransitive senses
: tobecome weary tire transitive senses
: to exhaust or greatly decrease the physical strength of : FATIGUE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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