exhaust

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To make someone extremely tired.

   The long hike completely exhausted us.

2. 2
   verb

   To use up something completely.

   They exhausted their savings within a year.

From Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurīre (“to draw out, drink up, empty, exhaust”), from ex (“out”) + haurīre (“to draw (especially water), drain”).

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