Syn. — To fatigue; tire; weary; harass. — To Jade, Fatigue, Tire, Weary. Fatigue is the generic term; tire denotes fatigue which wastes the strength; weary implies that a person is worn out by exertion; jade refers to the weariness created by a long and steady repetition of the same act or effort. A little exertion will tire a child or a weak person; a severe or protracted task wearies equally the body and the mind; the most powerful horse becomes jaded on a long journey by a continual straining of the same muscles. Wearied with labor of body or mind; tired of work, tired out by importunities; jaded by incessant attention to business.
JADE
Jade, v. i.
Defn: To become weary; to lose spirit.
They . . . fail, and jade, and tire in the prosecution. South.
JADEITE
Jade"ite, n. (Min.)
Defn: See Jade, the stone.
JADERY
Jad"er*y, n.
Defn: The tricks of a jade.
JADISH
Jad"ish, a.
1. Vicious; ill-tempered; resembling a jade; — applied to a horse.
2. Unchaste; — applied to a woman. L'Estrange.