To make demands, or prove to be testing on
“The immense task of providing canteens for most of our schoolchildren will tax all available resources.”
To impose and collect a tax or levy from (a person or company)
“It's not like they don't tax me to death. So where does all the money go?”
To (excessively) strain or burden, especially with work or a task
“Allow yourself to preserve your strength and not unduly tax yourself with work that does not really belong to you or will not pay you in the long run.”
To confront or accuse someone of wrongdoing
“I think that it is just as well that Mr. Nabokov should be able to tax me with these mistakes, for, in rereading my article, I felt that it sounded more damaging than I had meant it to be, and this has given him a chance to score.”
To cause to become physically weaker
To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress
To issue, establish or apply as a fee, charge, fine or penalty
To cause concern or anxiety
To assign a responsibility, duty, or task to
To give excessive work or responsibility to
To work arduously in pursuit of an aim or goal
To emotionally tax or strain
To put down or control by cruelty or force
To damage, erode, or destroy by friction or use
To be critical of
To issue, establish or apply as a charge, fine or penalty
The act of imposing taxes, or the policies that enforce them
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