I.fut. part. act. exhausurus, Sen. Ep. 51, 6), to draw out, to empty by drawing, to exhaust (class., esp. in the transf. and trop. senses).
I. Lit., of liquids: “cum alii malos scandant, alii per foros cursent, alii sentinam exhauriant,” pump out, Cic. de Sen. 6, 17; cf. id. Cat. 1, 5, 12: “vinum,” i. e. to drink up, id. Phil. 2, 25, 63: “exhausto jam flumine,” Prop. 4 (5), 9, 63. cf.: “exhaustum poculum,” emptied, Cic. Clu. 11, 31: “exhaustus repente perennis exaruit fons,” Hirt. B. G. 8, 43, 5; cf.: “tacent exhausti solibus amnes,” Stat. Th. 3, 259.—
B. Transf., of things not liquid, to take out, empty out, to make empty, to exhaust: “terram manibus sagulisque,” Caes. B. G. 5, 42, 3: “humum ligonibus,” Hor. Epod. 5, 31: “pecuniam ex aerario,” Cic. Agr. 2, 36, 98; cf. “aerarium,” i. e. to empty, exhaust, id. Vat. 2, 5; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 70, § 164: “praedam ex agris urbibusque sociorum,” id. Pis. 21, 48; cf.: “oppidum diripiendum militi dedit: exhaustis deinde tectis ignem injecit,” completely pillaged, Liv. 10, 44, 2 Drak.: “reliquum spiritum,” Cic. Sest. 37, 80; cf. id. ib. 21, 48 infra, and Halm ad loc.: “exhauriri,” drained of money impoverished, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 2 fin.: “provinciam sumptibus et jacturis,” id. Att. 6, 1, 2: “plebem impensis (aedificandi),” Liv. 6, 5, 5: “socios commeatibus,” id. 37, 19, 4: “heredem legatis,” Plin. Ep. 5, 1, 9: “facultates patriae,” Nep. Hann. 6; cf. “vires,” Plin. Ep. 3, 19, 6: “genas,” i. e. to make bloodless, pale, Stat. Th. 10, 168: “velut exhausta pullulet arca nummus,” Juv. 6, 363.
II. Trop. (according as the notion of taking away or of leaving empty predominates).
A. To take away, remove: “libentius omnes meas laudes ad te transfuderim, quam aliquam partem exhauserim ex tuis,” Cic. Fam. 9, 14, 4: “alicui dolorem,” id. ib. 5, 16, 4: “sibi manu vitam,” id. Sest. 21, 48; cf. id. ib. 37, 80: “exhausta vis ingens aeris alieni est,” cleared off, Liv. 7, 21, 8: “Scurra exhausto rubore (i. e. pudore),” Auct. Her. 4, 10, 14: “ad multorum exhaurienda peccata,” Vulg. Hebr. 9, 28.—
B. To exhaust, bring to an end: “tantus fuit amor, ut exhauriri nulla posset injuria,” be exhausted, Cic. Att. 2, 21, 4; cf.: “amicorum benignitas exhausta est in ea re,” id. ib. 4, 2, 7: unius ambulationis sermone exhaurire (quae sollicitant anguntque), to exhaust in speaking, i. e. to discuss thoroughly, id. ib. 1, 18, 1; cf. id. de Or. 3, 26, 102: “exhaustus est sermo hominum,” id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 1: “deinde exhauriri mea mandata,” to be accomplished, fulfilled, id. Att. 5, 13, 3; cf.: “mandavi omnia, quae quidem tu, ut polliceris, exhauries,” id. ib. 5, 6, 2: “labores,” to endure, undergo, Liv. 21, 21, 8: “laborem, periculum,” id. 21, 30, 9 Drak.; 25, 31, 7; 26, 31, 7; Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 1; Stat. Th. 6. 236 al.: “bella,” Verg. A. 4, 14: “vastae pericula terrae,” id. ib. 10, 57; cf.: “dura et aspera belli,” Liv. 33, 11, 6: “poenarum exhaustum satis est,” executed, inflicted, Verg. A. 9, 356: “exhausta nocte,” spent, Tac. H. 4, 29: “exhaustus cliens,” worn out, Juv. 9, 59.
