exhaust
ig-ZAWST · verb
Origin
From Latin exhaustus, the past participle of exhaurīre, 'to draw out, drink up, empty,' itself built from ex ('out') plus haurīre ('to draw, especially water, or drain').
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It shares its root haurīre with exhauriō, the fuller Latin verb form meaning 'to draw out, drink up, empty' — the same drawing-out sense at the heart of exhaust.
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