Main Entry:: ¹ex·haust
Pronunciation:: \ig-ˈzȯst\
Function:: verb
Etymology:: Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurire, from ex- + haurire to draw; akin to Middle High German œsen to empty, Greek auein to take
Date:: 1531

transitive verb1 a: to consume entirely : use up <exhausted our funds in a week> b: to tire extremely or completely <exhausted by overwork> c: to deprive of a valuable quality or constituent <exhaust a photographic developer> <exhaust a soil of fertility>2 a: to draw off or let out completely b: to empty by drawing off the contents ; specifically : to create a vacuum in3 a: to consider or discuss (a subject) thoroughly or completely b: to try out the whole number of <exhausted all the possibilities>intransitive verb: discharge , empty <the engine exhausts through the muffler>

synonyms see deplete, tire

— ex·haust·er noun

— ex·haust·ibil·i·ty

\-ˌzȯ-stə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— ex·haust·ible

\-ˈzȯ-stə-bəl\ adjective

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