2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jade \Jade\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jaded}; p. pr & vb n.
{Jading}.]
1. To treat like a jade; to spurn. [Obs.] --Shak.
2. To make ridiculous and contemptible. [Obs.]
I do now fool myself, to let imagination jade me
--Shak.
3. To exhaust by overdriving or long-continued labor of any
kind to tire or wear out by severe or tedious tasks; to
harass.
The mind, once jaded by an attempt above its power,
. . . checks at any vigorous undertaking ever after
--Locke.
Syn: To fatigue; tire; weary; harass.
Usage: To {Jade}, {Fatigue}, {Tire}, {Weary}. Fatigue is the
generic term; tire denotes fatigue which wastes the
strength; weary implies that a person is worn out by
exertion; jade refers to the weariness created by a
long and steady repetition of the same act or effort.
A little exertion will tire a child or a weak person;
a severe or protracted task wearies equally the body
and the mind; the most powerful horse becomes jaded on
a long journey by a continual straining of the same
muscles. Wearied with labor of body or mind; tired of
work tired out by importunities; jaded by incessant
attention to business.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
jaded
adj 1: exhausted; "my father's words had left me jaded and
depressed"- William Styron [syn: {wearied}]
2: dulled by surfeit; "the amoral, jaded, bored upper classes"
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