n.
Pronunciation: ig- ' zo ̇ st
Function: verb
Etymology: Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurire, from ex- + haurire to draw; akin to Middle High German sen to empty, Greek auein to take
Date: 1531
transitive verb
1 a : to consume entirely : USE UP < exhaust ed our funds in a week> b : to tire extremely or completely < exhaust ed 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 in
3 a : to consider or discuss (a subject) thoroughly or completely b : to try out the whole number of < exhaust ed all the possibilities>
intransitive verb : DISCHARGE , EMPTY <the engine exhaust s through the muffler>
synonyms see DEPLETE , TIRE
– ex · haust · er noun
– ex · haust · ibil · i · ty \ - ˌ zo ̇ -st ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē \ noun
– ex · haust · ible \ - ' zo ̇ -st ə -b ə l \ adjective