esaurire
Italian
Etymology
From Latin exhaurīre, from exhauriō, derived from ex- + hauriō (“I draw up or out; consume, exhaust”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.zawˈri.re/
- Rhymes: -ire
- Hyphenation: e‧sau‧rì‧re
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Verb
esaurìre (first-person singular present esaurìsco, first-person singular past historic esaurìi, past participle esaurìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to exhaust (to empty by drawing the contents)
- (chemistry) to exhaust
- (loosely) to exhaust, to use up, to consume
- to conclude
- to exhaust (to discuss thoroughly or completely)
Conjugation
Conjugation of esaurìre (-ire; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- esaurire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana