exhauriō — meaning in English

English meaning

• deplete verb To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something)
• drain noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
• exhaust verb To use up something completely, or to wear someone out.

Senses

exhauriō is used for these senses in English:

• deplete (ambitransitive) To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.
• drain (transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
• exhaust (transitive) To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely.

deplete — full definition

1. verb To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something)
2. verb To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something):
3. verb To expend or separate a reactant.
4. verb To reduce the amount of a substance with a medication or medical procedure or due to a illness.

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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