Shak.
3. To exhaust by overdriving or long- continued labor of any kind; to
tire or wear out by severe or tedious tasks; to harass.
The mind, once jaded by an attempt above its power, . . . checks at
any vigorous undertaking ever after.
Locke.
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, v. i. To become weary; to lose spirit.
They . . . fail, and jade, and tire in the prosecution.
South.
Jade"ite (?), n. (Min.) See Jade, the stone.
Jad"er*y (?), n. The tricks of a jade.
Jad"ish, a. 1. Vicious; ill-tempered; resembling a jade; -- applied to
a horse.