exhaust

[ ig-zawst ]

/ ɪgˈzɔst /

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verb (used with object)

to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person: I have exhausted myself working.

to use up or consume completely; expend the whole of: He exhausted a fortune in stock-market speculation.

to draw out all that is essential in (a subject, topic, etc.); treat or study thoroughly.

to empty by drawing out the contents: to exhaust a tank of fuel oil.

to create a vacuum in.

to draw out or drain off completely.

to deprive wholly of useful or essential properties, possessions, resources, etc.

Chemistry, Pharmacology. to deprive of ingredients by the use of solvents, as a drug.

to destroy the fertility of (soil), as by intensive cultivation.

verb (used without object)

to pass out or escape, as spent steam from the cylinder of an engine.

noun Machinery.

the escape of steam or gases from the cylinder of an engine.

the steam or gases ejected.

Also called exhaust system. the parts of an engine through which the exhaust is ejected.

Origin of exhaust

1515–25; 1895–1900 for def 11; < Latin exhaustus emptied out, drained out, past participle of exhaurīre

SYNONYMS FOR exhaust

1 tire, enervate, prostrate, debilitate.

2 waste, squander, dissipate.

4 void.

12 fumes, smoke, vapor.

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ANTONYMS FOR exhaust

1 strengthen, invigorate.

4 fill.

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OTHER WORDS FROM exhaust

ex·haust·er, noun ex·haust·i·ble, adjective ex·haust·i·bil·i·ty, noun mul·ti·ex·haust, noun

non·ex·haust·ed, adjective non·ex·haust·i·ble, adjective pre·ex·haust, verb (used with object) un·ex·haust·ed, adjective un·ex·haust·ed·ly, adverb

Words nearby exhaust

exfoliative dermatitis, exfoliative gastritis, exhalant, exhalation, exhale, exhaust, exhaust fan, exhaust manifold, exhaust stroke, exhaust system, exhaust trail

Example sentences from the Web for exhaust

He begins to flail and exhaust himself before submerging for good.

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So in addition to being able to demoralize and exhaust you, the book tour can kill you.

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You might exhaust yourself trying to please them both which is more work than you realize.

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What I need is noise, exhaust, and a cityscape of cab drivers honking and swearing at people.

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To most writers, the subject of money is like the words of a bully—they exhaust themselves pretending to not be affected by it.

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It's the only place I know that's big enough to exhaust your energies.

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Exhaust a weighed sample (in powder) with ether, and evaporate by the heat of a hot-water bath.

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There are two central disk plates worked by separate eccentrics, which give separate motion to the steam and exhaust valves.

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The car rolled away, and filled the night with the low, smooth thunder of its exhaust.

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Vociferous voices hailed it, only to induce an augmented bellow of the exhaust with an instantaneous acceleration of impetus.

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British Dictionary definitions for exhaust

exhaust

/ (ɪɡˈzɔːst) /

verb (mainly tr)

to drain the energy of; tire out to exhaust someone by constant questioning

to deprive of resources, etc a nation exhausted by war

to deplete totally; expend; consume to exhaust food supplies

to empty (a container) by drawing off or pumping out (the contents)

to develop or discuss thoroughly so that no further interest remains to exhaust a topic of conversation

to remove gas from (a vessel, etc) in order to reduce the pressure or create a vacuum; evacuate

to remove or use up the active ingredients from (a drug, solution, etc)

to destroy the fertility of (soil) by excessive cultivation

(intr) (of steam or other gases) to be emitted or to escape from an engine after being expanded

noun

gases ejected from an engine as waste products

the expulsion of expanded gas or steam from an engine
(as modifier)exhaust stroke

the parts of an engine through which the exhausted gases or steam pass
(as modifier)exhaust valve; exhaust pipe

Derived forms of exhaust

exhausted, adjective exhauster, noun exhaustible, adjective exhaustibility, noun

exhausting, adjective

Word Origin for exhaust

C16: from Latin exhaustus made empty, from exhaurīre to draw out, from haurīre to draw, drain

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exhaust

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun Machinery.

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OTHER WORDS FROM exhaust

Words nearby exhaust

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