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exhaust

Verb B2 – Upper-Intermediate

To make someone extremely tired, or to use up a supply of something completely.

"The long hike exhausted everyone by the time they reached the summit."

As a noun (with different stress), "exhaust" refers to the gases released by an engine, an unrelated sense.

Synonyms

tire out deplete

Antonyms

energize refresh