Entry Word: exhaust

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to use up all the physical energy of <the long day at the county fair had exhausted everyone>

Synonyms burn out, do in, drain, fag, fatigue, tire, tucker (out), wash out, wear, wear out, weary

Related Words debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, sap, waste, weaken

Phrases wear to a frazzle

Near Antonyms activate, energize, invigorate, strengthen, vitalize; relax, rest, unwind

2 to make complete use of <we had been at the theme park barely for two hours, and we were on the verge of exhausting our spending money> — see deplete