overtire
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of overtire
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I am so glad I sent the children to help you; do not overtire yourself.'
From Doctor Cupid by Rhoda Broughton
Acquaint yourself thoroughly with all the work on the farm, and often do some yourself, as long as it does not overtire you.
From Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men by Mary Agnes Hamilton
The kind of occupation makes no essential difference, so long as it does not overtire either the body or the mind.
From The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy by J. Morris (Josiah Morris) Slemons
"Yes, Thomas, if it will not overtire her."
From The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax by Holme Lee
There she left her, with strict injunctions to Chloe not to let her “new mistress” overtire herself.
From Dorothy on a House Boat by Evelyn Raymond
He noted that children who are overtired can show symptoms that resemble ADHD, including difficulty paying attention in class or declining grades.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 29, 2025
I flicked through the document, which includes suggestions that participants were "underfed and overtired".
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2024
Some of the people manning the system — no doubt overtired and pressing ahead—made the data-entry mistakes handling blocks of data that went through the system the following day.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2020
He has learned to read Tecca’s moods carefully: if the young rapper appears overtired, Zappala will clear the schedules.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 31, 2020
Which was as emotional an outburst as I have ever heard from him, but I think he is overtired too.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
"Lady Carfax has been overtiring herself," she heard him say.
From The Knave of Diamonds by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
"You have been overtiring yourself," he said, looking down at her curiously.
From The Devil's Paw by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
She had calculated the possibility of his backing out under the plea of his health, so she determined not to give him a chance to have the slightest excuse by overtiring him.
From Halcyone by Elinor Glyn
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