mid-17c., "consumed, used up;" of persons, "tired out," past-participle adjective from exhaust (v.). Related: Exhaustedly.
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exhaust v.
1530s, "to draw off or out, to use up completely," from Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurire "draw off, take away, use up, empty," from ex "off" (see ex-) + haurire "to draw up" (as water), from PIE *heusio- "to scoop." Meaning "make weak or helpless, as by fatigue" is from 1630s. Related: Exhausted; exhausting; exhaustible.