tire out

verb

To make someone tired; to exhaust.

Meanings

verbtire out (third-person singular simple present tires out, present participle tiring out, simple past and past participle tired out)

present singular third person tires out · participle present tiring out · participle past tired out · past tired out

  1. To make someone tired; to exhaust.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbexhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Danish trætte
  • trættemake someone tired
Irish cuir tuirse ar, tuirsigh
  • cuir tuirse armake someone tired
  • tuirsighmake someone tired
  • traochmake someone tired
Latin lassō
  • lassōmake someone tired
Polish wymęczać, wymęczyć
  • wymęczaćmake someone tired
  • wymęczyćmake someone tired
Portuguese cansar
  • cansarmake someone tired
Swedish trötta ut
  • trötta utmake someone tired
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APA

tire out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tire%20out

MLA

“tire out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tire%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tire out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tire%20out.

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