Polyglot Dictionary

extenuar

/ekstenuˈaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
extenuo
preterite (yo)
extenué
past participle
extenuado

Meaning

  1. to exhaust

    • La marcha lo extenuó.

      The march exhausted him.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

agotar

extenuar specifically emphasizes physical exhaustion to the point of weakness, more intense; agotar is the general, common word for exhausting energy, resources, or a person.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

exaurir

exaurir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to exhaust."

Portuguese

extenuar

extenuar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to exhaust."

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