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exhaust
English
Etymology
From Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaur?re (“to draw out, drink up, empty, exhaust”), from ex (“out”) + haur?re (“to draw (especially water), drain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???z??st/
- Rhymes: -??st
Verb
exhaust (third-person singular simple present exhausts, present participle exhausting, simple past and past participle exhausted)
- (transitive) To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely
- (transitive) To empty by drawing or letting out the contents
- (transitive, figuratively) To drain; to use up or expend wholly, or until the supply comes to an end
- (transitive) to tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy
- (transitive) To bring out or develop completely
- (transitive) to discuss thoroughly or completely
- (transitive, chemistry) To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives
Synonyms
- spend, consume
- tire out, weary
- See also Thesaurus:fatigue
Related terms
- exhausted
- exhausting
- exhaustion
- exhaustive
- exhaustible
Translations
Noun
exhaust (plural exhausts)
- A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system.
- The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.
- The dirty air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose.
- An exhaust pipe, especially on a motor vehicle.
- exhaust gas.
Derived terms
Translations
Descendants
- ? Gulf Arabic: ?????? (igz?z)
- ? Hebrew: ????????? (egzóz)
- ? Persian: ??????
Adjective
exhaust (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Exhausted; used up.
Further reading
- exhaust in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- exhaust in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- exhaust at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin exhaustus.
Adjective
exhaust (feminine exhausta, masculine plural exhausts or exhaustos, feminine plural exhaustes)
- out of (no longer in possession of)
- exhausted
Related terms
- exhaurir
- exhaustió
- exhaustiu
Further reading
- “exhaust” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “exhaust” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “exhaust” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “exhaust” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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squander
English
Etymology
Earliest uses (late 16th c.) "to spend recklessly or prodigiously", also "to scatter over a wide area". Of unknown origin. Perhaps a blend of scatter +? wander.
Compare Danish skvætte (rare)/skvatte (“to splash”) (nominalised: skvæt), Icelandic skvetta (“to squirt”), Swedish skvätta (“to splash”), Norwegian Bokmål skvette.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?skw?nd.?/, [?skw?nd.?]
- (US) IPA(key): /?skw?n.d?/, [?sk??n.d?]
- Rhymes: -?nd?(?)
Verb
squander (third-person singular simple present squanders, present participle squandering, simple past and past participle squandered)
- To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
- 1746, Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac
- Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of.
- 1746, Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac
- (obsolete) To scatter; to disperse.
- (obsolete) To wander at random; to scatter.
Usage notes
Squander implies starting with many resources, such as great wealth, and then wasting them (using them up to little purpose or little effect), often ending with little. Particularly used in phrases such as “squander an opportunity” or “squander an inheritance”. It may be used even if one starts with little, though usually in some construction such as “squander what little he had”.
Synonyms
- waste, splurge
- ducks and drakes
- throw away
Translations
References
Anagrams
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