untire en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + tire.
Meanings
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(transitive) To free (someone) from tiredness.
[…] a shed, with ranges of jars, glasses, oranges, lemons, &c., and a bench or two, for the drinkers to descansarse un ratito, to untire themselves.
1845, Richard Ford, A Hand-book for Travellers in Spain, page 72:[A] Chriſtian may not ſeek in his divertiſement any more than a ſimple untiring of his ſpirit and of his body in order to render himſelf more capable to act Chriſtianly; […]
1678, [Alexander Louis Varet], “Important Advices for the Christian Education of Children. [6. Advice. Against Gaming, and against the Soft and Idle Life of Worldlings.]”, in [anonymous], transl., The Christian Education of Children, according to the Maxims of the Sacred Scripture, and the Instructions of the Fathers of the Church. […], Paris [actually London?]: […] John Baptist Coignard, […], →OCLC, page 260:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| untires | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| untiring | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| untired | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| untired | Tense=Past | lexicographic |