Kilo Lingo

/ɪɡˈzɔːst/

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Translation

To make someone completely tired; to use something up until none is left.

Word origin

From Latin exhaurire, meaning to draw out or drain, from ex, out, and haurire, to draw water.

Origin
Latin
Root
exhaurire
English cognates
exhaustion

Grammar

Verb typeregular (exhaust, exhausts, exhausted)

Examples

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To exhaust someone is to use up all their energy.

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"Exhausted" means completely tired, much stronger than tired.

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You can also exhaust things like money or supplies by using them all.

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This word is part of lesson 54.