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The Collaborative Dictionary

Weary \Wea"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wearied; p. pr. & vb. n. Wearying.] [1913 Webster]
To reduce or exhaust the physical strength or endurance of; to tire; to fatigue; as, to weary one's self with labor or traveling. [1913 Webster] So shall he waste his means, weary his soldiers. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
To make weary of anything; to exhaust the patience of, as by continuance. [1913 Webster] I stay too long by thee; I weary thee. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
To harass by anything irksome. [1913 Webster] I would not cease To weary him with my assiduous cries. --Milton. [1913 Webster] To weary out, to subdue or exhaust by fatigue. [1913 Webster] Syn: To jade; tire; fatigue; fag. See Jade. [1913 Webster]

Word Net

wearied See weary
weary adj : physically and mentally fatigued; "`aweary' is archaic" [syn: aweary]

Verb

1 exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue] [ant: refresh]
2 get tired of something or somebody [syn: tire, pall, fatigue, jade] [also: wearied, weariest, wearier]
wearied adj : exhausted; "my father's words had left me jaded and depressed"- William Styron [syn: jaded]

English

Verb

wearied
  1. past of weary
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