burn out

verbbecome drained

Word Origin & History

12c., combination of Old Norse brenna "to burn, light," and two originally distinct Old English verbs: bærnan "to kindle" (transitive) and beornan "to be on fire" (intransitive), all from Proto-Germanic *brennan/*branajan (cf. Middle Dutch bernen, Dutch branden, Old High German brinnan, German brennen, Gothic -brannjan "to set on fire"). This perhaps is from PIE *gwher- "to heat, warm" (see warm (adj.)), or from PIE *bhre-n-u, from root *bhreue- "to boil forth, well up" (see brew ...

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Example Sentences for burn out

"Now let me burn out for God," wrote Henry Martyn, and he did it.

There is no oxygen to combine with the filament; so the lamp does not burn out.

As they were not attached to other buildings these fires were allowed to burn out.

The fire fell from heaven, but could not burn out the accursed plague.

But instead, the feelings caught on fire and had to burn out.

Yes, I ...

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