Polyglot Dictionary

extenuar

/istẽˈwaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
extenuo
preterite (eu)
extenuei
past participle
extenuado

Meaning

  1. to exhaust

    • A marcha o extenuou.

      The march exhausted him.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

esgotar

esgotar is a general everyday word for "to exhaust," to run out of or tire out; extenuar is more about physical exhaustion, extenuating fatigue.

Similar in other languages

German

ausschöpfen

ausschöpfen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to exhaust."

Spanish

agotar

agotar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to exhaust."

Spanish

extenuar

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

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