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Exhausted
debilitated, weary, worn-out; see tired, weak 1.
Dilapidated
broken-down, shabby, rickety, beat-up*; see crumbly, old 2.

verb

To chase
hunt, seize, apprehend; see catch 2, pursue 1.
To speak slightingly of
disparage, belittle, depreciate; see depreciate 2.

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