exhaust

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪɡˈzɔst/ UK /ɪɡˈzɔːst/ See IPA manual

Freq #12161

Meanings

1

verb
To make someone extremely tired.

The long hike completely exhausted us.
2

verb
To use up something completely.

They exhausted their savings within a year.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make someone extremely... tire outbeat

2 verb · to use up something... deplete sapuse up

More consume spend tucker weary

Word family

Forms exhaustlessexhaustsunexhausted

Derived forms exhaust-freeexhausterexhaustlessexhaustmentexhausturemultiexhaustnon-exhaustnonexhaust

Related forms exhaustedexhaustibleexhausting exhaustion exhaustive

Etymology

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

exhaustus Latin

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# exhaust

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪɡˈzɔst/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪɡˈzɔːst/
**Frequency rank:** 12161

## Meanings
1. To make someone extremely tired.
2. To use up something completely.

## Examples
- The long hike completely exhausted us.
- They exhausted their savings within a year.

## Synonyms
- consume
- spend
- tucker
- weary

## Derived Forms
- exhaust-free
- exhauster
- exhaustless
- exhaustment
- exhausture
- multiexhaust
- non-exhaust
- nonexhaust

## Related Forms
- exhausted
- exhaustible
- exhausting
- exhaustion
- exhaustive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: exhaustus

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

## AI Etymology
Exhaust comes from Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurīre (“to draw out, drink up, empty, exhaust”), from ex (“out”) + haurīre (“to draw (especially water), drain”). In current use, the main senses are “To make someone extremely tired” and “To use up something completely”.

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