Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin exhaurīre, from exhauriō, derived from ex- +‎ hauriō (I draw up or out; consume, exhaust).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.zawˈri.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: e‧sau‧rì‧re
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Verb

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esaurìre (first-person singular present esaurìsco, first-person singular past historic esaurìi, past participle esaurìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to exhaust (to empty by drawing the contents)
  2. (chemistry) to exhaust
  3. (loosely) to exhaust, to use up, to consume
  4. to conclude
  5. to exhaust (to discuss thoroughly or completely)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • esaurire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana