tire1

 
Pronunciation: /tʌɪə/

verb

  • 1feel or cause to feel in need of rest or sleep: [no object]: soon the ascent grew steeper and he began to tire [with object]: the journey had tired her the training tired us out
  • 2 [no object] (tire of) lose interest in; become bored with: she will stay with him until he tires of her
  • [with object] exhaust the patience or interest of; bore: it tired her that Eddie felt important because he was involved behind the scenes

Origin:

Old English tēorian 'fail, come to an end', also 'become physically exhausted', of unknown origin