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to overweary

to overweary

9.5
To make someone very tired by doing too much without rest
  • verb
  • /ˌoʊvərˈwɪri/
  • Archaic
translation icon : agotar
  • The long journey did nothing but overweary the already exhausted travelers.

Examples

  • Continuous worrying will only overweary your mind and body.

  • The intense training sessions began to overweary the athletes before the competition.

  • She warned not to overweary oneself by working without rest.

  • Don't overweary yourself!

  • He overwearies himself too often.

  • If you continue to push yourself too hard, you will only overweary your body.

  • Taking on too many responsibilities can overweary even the most capable workers.

Synonyms

to wear
vsto overweary
84 4.6

Make someone tired over time because of stress or effort

is the general verb focusing on tiring by excessive effort
to wear out
vsto overweary
19 2.7

To make a person very tired or a thing stop working by using it too much

expresses the same overuse exhaustion but in a general way
to overwork
vsto overweary
15 4.1

To make someone work too much so they become very tired or ill

is similar but centers on tiring by effort rather than work context only
to fatigue
vsto overweary
11 4.6

To make someone very tired by hard work or long effort

is the active verb sense of causing too much tiredness by effort
to tire out
vsto overweary
10 2.1

To make a person very tired by using up their energy

focuses more narrowly on exhaustion caused by too much effort
to overexert
vsto overweary
4 6.5

Make more effort than your body or mind can handle

is focused on causing excessive tiredness rather than the specific effort type
to overtire
vsto overweary
3 6.8

To make someone very tired by doing too much

has essentially the same meaning, exhausting through too much effort
to overexert oneself
vsto overweary
3 7.2

Make too much effort with your body or mind so it is unhealthy

covers making either oneself or others excessively tired by overwork
to overdrive
vsto overweary
1 6.3

To make someone work too hard until they are tired

emphasizes tiring through overexertion rather than mechanical overuse
to overstretch
vsto overweary
1 5.5

To push someone or something beyond what they can manage

focuses on creating excessive tiredness rather than general overcapacity
to overstress
vsto overweary
1 4.4

To put too much strain on the body or mind

targets exhausting a person specifically through too much effort or strain
to outwear
vsto overweary
8.3

To make someone very tired by long, hard effort

emphasizes excessive tiredness arising from overexertion rather than brief strain
to overfatigue
vsto overweary
8.4

To make someone very tired so they cannot work or think well

is the broader verb idea of exhausting by too much effort
to overstrain
vsto overweary
6.5

To push yourself or something too hard so it breaks and you become very tired

highlights causing tiredness specifically rather than physical damage risk
to overtired
vsto overweary
3.5

To make someone very sleepy from too much activity

is the same exhaustion idea but described as the result rather than action

Antonyms

to refresh
50 2.8

Make someone or something feel full of energy and less tired

to revitalize
  • US
45 4.8

To give new life and energy to something

How Tired

to overweary
  • Archaic
9.5
to exhaust
194 3.2
to weary
4 4.4
to tire
23 1.0

Surface Forms

overweary infinitive
overwearyed past
overwearyed past participle
overwearying present participle
overwearies third person singular

Morphology

overweary = weary (transparent) = over + weary

Formed by the productive prefix 'over-' meaning 'excessively' attached to the verb 'weary', so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Overweary combines over- ('too much') and weary ('tired'), so it literally means to make someone or yourself 'too tired'. Think of it like wear out from doing too much, which is why it means to make someone very tired by overdoing something.