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exhaust
What does exhaust mean?
exhaust (verb): to tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use exhaust in a sentence?
- This kind of work exhausts me. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce exhaust?
/ɪɡˈzɔst/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does exhaust come from?
From Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurīre (“to draw out, drink up, empty, exhaust”), from ex (“out”) + haurīre (“to draw (especially water), drain”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to exhaust
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “exhaust” mean?
to tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy
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to come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact
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to transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money
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to start, to initiate or take the first step into something
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