DictionaryRoot: haurire
Latin

haurire

to draw up water

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A strenuous stationary-bike workout has exhausted a middle-aged woman: she has stopped pedaling and slumps over the handlebars, visibly spent.
verb

exhaust

ig-ZAWST/ɪɡzˈɔst/

To use up something completely.

Etymology

The original image is drawing water out until a supply is emptied. This became using something up completely, and then making a person weak through fatigue.

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