burn out

verbbecome drained

Synonyms for burn out

verb become 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 (v.)). Related: Burned/burnt (see -ed); burning.

Figuratively (of passions, battle, etc.) in Old English. Meaning "cheat, swindle, victimize" is first attested 1650s. In late 18c, slang, burned meant "infected with venereal disease." To burn one's bridges (behind one) "behave so as to destroy any chance of returning to a status quo" (attested by 1892 in Mark Twain), perhaps ultimately is from reckless cavalry raids in the American Civil War. Slavic languages have historically used different and unrelated words for the transitive and intransitive senses of "set fire to"/"be on fire:" cf. Polish palić/gorzeć, Russian žeč'/gorel.

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 will spare him; another word from you, and I will burn out his eyes!

If she should not give up her son—his love must burn out in bitterness.

"De fire take his time to burn out; so we's take our time too," said he.

We don't want to burn out every appliance in the place, do we?

The blaze on the opposite side of the river was left to burn out.

burn out

Synonyms for burn out

exhaust

fatigue

go out

goes out

going out

burn out

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exhaust

fatigue

go out

goes out

going out

Synonyms for burn out

bore