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ex·haust vt: to use up or consume entirely: asa: to try all of (available remedies)the applicant has exhaust ed the remedies available in the court of the State — U.S. Codeb: to bring (a claim) through all available prior levels of revieweach of his claims would now be exhaust ed — W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(deplete) verb
absumere, conficere, consume, consume completely, consumere, debilitate, deflate, deprive of strength, devitalize, dissipate, drain, draw, draw out, empty, enervate, enfeeble, expend, fatigue, overtire, reach the end of, run through, sap, spend, strain, tax, tire, use, use up, waste, weaken, wear out, weary
associated concepts: exhaust all available assets
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(try all possibilities) verb
carry to completion, complete, exhaurire, finish, follow through, litigate completely, treat thoroughly, use up available remedies
associated concepts: exhaustion of administrative remedies, exhaustion of remedies, exhaustion of state remedies
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conclude (complete), consume, debilitate, deplete, disable, dissipate (expend foolishly), emit, expend (consume), outlet, outpour, overdraw, spend
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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Exhaust — Ex*haust , a. [L. exhaustus, p. p.] 1. Drained; exhausted; having expended or lost its energy. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to steam, air, gas, etc., that is released from the cylinder of an engine after having preformed its work. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Exhaust — may refer to:In mathematics: *Proof by exhaustion, proof by examining all individual cases *Exhaustion by compact sets, in analysis, a sequence of compact sets that converges on a given set *Collectively exhaustive, in probability and set theory … Wikipedia
Exhaust — Ex*haust , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhausted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exhausting}.] [L. exhaustus, p. p. of exhaurire; ex out + haurire, haustum, to draw, esp. water; perhaps akin to Icel. asua to sprinkle, pump.] 1. To draw or let out wholly; to drain… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exhaust — ex‧haust [ɪgˈzɔːst ǁ ˈzɒːst] verb [transitive] 1. if you exhaust a supply of something, you use it all, so that there is none left: • The museum was unable to buy the painting as its funds were exhausted by the purchase of two huge albums of… … Financial and business terms
exhaust — [eg zôst′, igzôst′] vt. [< L exhaustus, pp. of exhaurire, to draw out, exhaust < ex , out + haurire, to draw, drain < IE base * aus > ON ausa] 1. to draw off or let out completely (air, gas, etc.), as from a container 2. to use up;… … English World dictionary
exhaust — [v1] tire or wear out bankrupt, burn out*, conk out*, cripple, debilitate, disable, do in*, drain, draw, enervate, enfeeble, fag, fatigue, frazzle, impoverish, overdo, overexert, overextend, overfatigue, overtire, overwork, peter out*, poop*,… … New thesaurus
Exhaust — Ex*haust , n. (Steam Engine) 1. The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there. [1913 Webster] 2. The foul air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exhaust — (v.) 1530s, to draw off or out, to use up completely, from L. exhaustus, pp. of exhaurire draw off, take away, use up, from ex off (see EX (Cf. ex )) + haurire to draw up (as water), from PIE *aus to draw water. Of resources, etc., from 1630s.… … Etymology dictionary
exhaust — vb 1 drain, *deplete, impoverish, bankrupt Analogous words: sap, undermine, *weaken: consume, absorb, engross, *monopolize: dissipate, disperse, dispel, *scatter Contrasted words: conserve, preserve, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
exhaust — ► VERB 1) tire out completely. 2) use up (resources or reserves) completely. 3) explore (a subject) thoroughly. 4) expel (gas or steam) from an engine or other machine. ► NOUN 1) waste gases or air expelled from an engine or other machine. 2) … English terms dictionary