/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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