overtire

O1V4E1R1T1I1R1E1

verb

To tire excessively.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

verbovertire (third-person singular simple present overtires, present participle overtiring, simple past and past participle overtired)

present singular third person overtires · participle present overtiring · participle past overtired · past overtired

  1. transitiveTo tire excessively.
  2. intransitiveTo become excessively tired.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbtire excessively

Broader
tirewear upontire out

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishtire
  8. Englishovertire

From over- + tire.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

overtire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtire

MLA

“overtire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtire. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overtire,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtire.

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