to exhaust a subject

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• exhaust a subject — cover all aspects of a topic, develop a topic completely …   English contemporary dictionary

• 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 — [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 — ex|haust1 [ıgˈzo:st US ˈzo:st] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: exhaustus, past participle of exhaurire, from haurire to draw off liquid, drain ] 1.) to make someone feel extremely tired ▪ A full day s teaching exhausts me. exhaust… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• exhaust — 1 verb (T) 1 to make someone extremely tired so that they have no energy left: I find a full day s teaching exhausts me. | exhaust sb to do sth: It exhausted him even to talk very long. 2 to use all of something: We ve nearly exhausted our coal… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• 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

• exhaust — [[t]ɪgzɔ͟ːst[/t]] ♦♦♦ exhausts, exhausting, exhausted 1) VERB If something exhausts you, it makes you so tired, either physically or mentally, that you have no energy left. [V n] Don t exhaust him... [V n] He took to walking long distances in an… …   English dictionary

• subject — I adj. (cannot stand alone) subject to (subject to change) II n. topic, theme 1) to bring up, broach; pursue; tackle a subject 2) to address, cover, deal with, discuss, take up, treat a subject 3) to dwell on; exhaust; go into a subject 4) to… …   Combinatory dictionary

• exhaust — I UK [ɪɡˈzɔːst] / US [ɪɡˈzɔst] verb [transitive] Word forms exhaust : present tense I/you/we/they exhaust he/she/it exhausts present participle exhausting past tense exhausted past participle exhausted * 1) to make someone extremely tired and… …   English dictionary

• exhaust — ex|haust1 [ ıg zɔst ] verb transitive * 1. ) to make someone extremely tired and without energy: Caring for young children can exhaust you physically and mentally. 2. ) to use all you have of something: The expedition was forced to turn back when …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• exhaust — exhauster, n. exhaustible, adj. exhaustibility, n. /ig zawst /, v.t. 1. to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person: I have exhausted myself working. 2. to use up or consume completely; expend the whole of: He… …   Universalium