tire out
Sap all energy
To tire out is to exhaust completely, leaving someone or something depleted of energy: The long hike tired out the whole group.
It emphasizes thoroughness—not just making tired, but pushing to the point of needing rest.
Often used with kids or pets: Let's tire out the dog before we leave.
- wear thinBecome gradually tiresome
- wearyDeeply tired, spent
- drainChannel for wastewater
- debilitateTo make weak
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
exhaust · weaken · run ragged · sap · spent · enervate · haggard · overwork · run into the ground · taxed · prostrate · wiped · dead on feet · lethargic · use up · sluggish · sweat · deplete
- exhaustionexhaustion, drained, spent, depleted, running on empty
- give outshare, distribute, dispense, issue, fail
- burdensburden, load, onus, obligations, weight
- depletedeplete, drain, exhaust, use up, consume
energy depletion vs. energy restoration
tire outenergize
Supply with vitality
invigorate · refresh · revitalize · rejuvenate · restore
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