Definition for JADE

JADE, v.t.

  1. To tire; to fatigue; to weary with hard service; as, to jade a horse.
  2. To weary with attention or study; to tire. The mind once jaded by an attempt above its power, is very hardly brought to exert its force again. Locke.
  3. To harass; to crush. – Shak.
  4. To tire or wear out in mean offices; as, a jaded groom. – Shak.
  5. To ride; to rule with tyranny. I do not now fool myself, to let imagination jade me. – Shak.

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