1550s, "to tire excessively, fatigue to exhaustion" (trans.), from over- + tire (v.). Intransitive sense of "become excessively fatigued" is by 1630s. Related: Overtired; overtiring.
overtake
overtax
overthink
overthrow
overtime
overtire
overtly
overtone
overtop
overtower
overtrouble
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