v. i.

1. To burn till the fuel is exhausted; as, when the candle burned out the room was totally dark; the firefighters couldn't control the oil tank fire and had to let it burn out by itself.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

2. To stop functioning due to failure of some component caused by the heat of the electrical current used in its operation; -- of electrical devices.
[PJC]

3. To become apathetic or depressed, and cease to function effectively, due to the fatigue and frustration of prolonged stress and overwork; -- of people; as, the stress in the bond market is so great that many traders burn out after only ten years on the job.
[PJC]

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1.  Stop functioning because something, such as fuel, has been used up. For example, There's nothing wrong with the lamp; the light bulb just burned out. [Late 1300s]
2.  be burned out. Lose one's home, place of work, or school as the result of a fire. For example, Hundreds of tenants are burned out every year because of negligent landlords.
3.  Also, burn oneself out. Make or become exhausted or disaffected, especially with one's work or schooling. For example, Many young lawyers burn themselves out after a few years of 70-hour weeks. This metaphoric term alludes to a fire going out for lack of new fuel. Robert Southey used it in an 1816 essay: "The spirit of Jacobinism was burnt out in France." [1970s]

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
  Synonyms: blow out, blow

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - udbrændt, brændt ud

Français (French)
adj. - épuisé, (Élec) grillé, calciné, (Aérosp) en phase finale de combustion

Deutsch (German)
adj. - streßbedingte Erschöpfung, Depression, Brennschluß

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καταστροφική πυρκαγιά, υπερκόπωση λόγω στρες, εξάντληση καυσίμων πυραύλου, βλάβη λόγω υπερθέρμανσης

Italiano (Italian)
esausto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desgastado fisicamente

Русский (Russian)
сгоревший на работе

Español (Spanish)
adj. - desgastado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - utbränt (av stress)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
筋疲力竭的, 烧尽的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 筋疲力竭的, 燒盡的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 타서 죄다 없어진

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - バーンアウト

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תשישות, שחיקה‬

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