uitputten — meaning in English

English meaning

• abrade verb To wear something away gradually by rubbing or scraping it.
• drain noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
• exhaust verb To use up something completely, or to wear someone out.
• plunder verb To steal goods from a place by force, typically during war or unrest.
• wear verb To have clothing, jewelry, or an accessory on one's body.
• weary adj Very tired, physically or mentally.

Senses

uitputten is used for these senses in English:

• abrade (transitive) To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
• drain (transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
• exhaust (transitive) To empty by drawing or letting out the contents.
• plunder (transitive) To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.
• wear To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use.
• wear out To exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness, as by continued strain or exertion.
• weary (ambitransitive) To make or to become weary.

abrade — full definition

1. verb To wear something away gradually by rubbing or scraping it.
2. verb To tire someone out or wear down their patience.
3. verb To make sore by rubbing against it repeatedly.
4. verb To make a surface rougher by scraping or scratching it.

drain — full definition

1. noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
2. verb To cause liquid to flow away, or for liquid to flow away, from something.
3. verb To gradually use up someone's energy, money, or resources.
4. noun Something that steadily consumes resources without giving anything back.

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