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ex⋅haust
[ig-zawst] 
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person: I have exhausted myself working. |
| 2. | to use up or consume completely; expend the whole of: He exhausted a fortune in stock-market speculation. |
| 3. | to draw out all that is essential in (a subject, topic, etc.); treat or study thoroughly. |
| 4. | to empty by drawing out the contents: to exhaust a tank of fuel oil. |
| 5. | to create a vacuum in. |
| 6. | to draw out or drain off completely. |
| 7. | to deprive wholly of useful or essential properties, possessions, resources, etc. |
| 8. | Chemistry, Pharmacology. to deprive of ingredients by the use of solvents, as a drug. |
| 9. | to destroy the fertility of (soil), as by intensive cultivation. |
–verb (used without object)
| 10. | to pass out or escape, as spent steam from the cylinder of an engine. |
–noun Machinery.
| 11. | the escape of steam or gases from the cylinder of an engine. |
| 12. | the steam or gases ejected. |
| 13. | Also called exhaust system. the parts of an engine through which the exhaust is ejected. |
Origin:
1515–25; 1895–1900 for def. 11; < L exhaustus emptied out, drained out, ptp. of exhaurīre
1515–25; 1895–1900 for def. 11; < L exhaustus emptied out, drained out, ptp. of exhaurīre
Related forms:
ex⋅haust⋅er, noun
ex⋅haust⋅i⋅ble, adjective
ex⋅haust⋅i⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
Synonyms:
1. tire, enervate, prostrate, debilitate. 2. waste, squander, dissipate. 4. void. 12. fumes, smoke, vapor.
1. tire, enervate, prostrate, debilitate. 2. waste, squander, dissipate. 4. void. 12. fumes, smoke, vapor.
Antonyms:
1. strengthen, invigorate. 4. fill.
1. strengthen, invigorate. 4. fill.
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| ex·haust (ĭg-zôst') v. ex·haust·ed, ex·haust·ing, ex·hausts v. tr.
To escape or pass out: Steam exhausts through this valve. n.
[Latin exhaurīre, exhaust- : ex-, ex- + haurīre, to draw.] ex·haust'ed·ly adv., ex·haust'er n., ex·haust'i·bil'i·ty n., ex·haust'i·ble adj., ex·haust'ing·ly adv. |
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Exhaust
Ex*haust"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exhausted; p. pr. & vb. n. Exhausting.] [L. exhaustus, p. p. of exhaurire; ex out + haurire, haustum, to draw, esp. water; perhaps akin to Icel. asua to sprinkle, pump.]1. To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely; as, to exhaust the water of a well; the moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation. 2. To empty by drawing or letting out the contents; as, to exhaust a well, or a treasury. 3. To drain, metaphorically; to use or expend wholly, or till the supply comes to an end; to deprive wholly of strength; to use up; to weary or tire out; to wear out; as, to exhaust one's strength, patience, or resources. A decrepit, exhausted old man at fifty-five. --Motley. 4. To bring out or develop completely; to discuss thoroughly; as, to exhaust a subject. 5. (Chem.) To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives; as, to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and ether. Exhausted receiver. (Physics) See under Receiver. Syn: To spend; consume; tire out; weary.Exhaust
Ex*haust"\, a. [L. exhaustus, p. p.]1. Drained; exhausted; having expended or lost its energy. 2. Pertaining to steam, air, gas, etc., that is released from the cylinder of an engine after having preformed its work. Exhaust draught, a forced draught produced by drawing air through a place, as through a furnace, instead of blowing it through. Exhaust fan, a fan blower so arranged as to produce an exhaust draught, or to draw air or gas out of a place, as out of a room in ventilating it. Exhaust nozzle, Exhaust orifice (Steam Engine), the blast orifice or nozzle. Exhaust pipe (Steam Engine), the pipe that conveys exhaust steam from the cylinder to the atmosphere or to the condenser. Exhaust port (Steam Engine), the opening, in the cylinder or valve, by which the exhaust steam escapes. Exhaust purifier (Milling), a machine for sorting grains, or purifying middlings by an exhaust draught. --Knight. Exhaust steam (Steam Engine), steam which is allowed to escape from the cylinder after having been employed to produce motion of the piston. Exhaust valve (Steam Engine), a valve that lets exhaust steam escape out of a cylinder.Exhaust
Ex*haust"\, n. (Steam Engine) 1. The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there. 2. The foul air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose.
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Language Translation for : Exhaust
Spanish:
agotar,
German:
erschöpfen,
Japanese:
疲れ果てさせる
exhaust (v.)
1533, "to draw off or out, to use up completely," from L. exhaustus, pp. exhaurire "draw off, take away, use up," from ex- "off" + haurire "to draw up" (as water), from PIE *aus- "to draw water." Noun sense of "waste gas" (1848) was originally from steam engines. Exhaustion "fatigue," first recorded 1646, from sense of "drawing off" of strength.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ex·haust
Function: transitive verb
: to use up or consume entirely: as a : to try all of (available remedies)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: ex·haust
Pronunciation: ig-'zost
Function: transitive verb
1 a : to draw off or let out completely b : to emptyby drawing off the contents; specifically : to create a vacuum in
2 a : to use up : consume completely b : to tire extremely or completely<exhausted by overwork>
3 : to extract completely with a solvent <exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and ether>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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