| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To lessen or weaken severely, as by removing something essential: deplete, drain, impoverish, sap2, use up. See GIVE, INCREASE, RICH. 2. To make extremely tired: fag (out), tire out, wear out. Informal : knock out, tucker (out). Slang : do in, poop1 (out). Idioms: run ragged, take it out of. See TIRED. 3. To use all of: consume, drain, draw down, eat up, expend, finish, play out, run through, spend, use up. Informal : polish off. See INCREASE.
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