To use up, form an origianl meaning of drawing out (“ex”) humours.
- 08.108 Poor old Bombur was so exhausted –
“exhaust, v.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2015. Web. 27 July 2015.
To use up, form an origianl meaning of drawing out (“ex”) humours.
“exhaust, v.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2015. Web. 27 July 2015.
To call (“claim”) out.
“exclaim, v.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2015. Web. 27 July 2015.
In this word, the prefix “ex-” is an intensifier, not a prepositional prefix. So, “to intensely aggregate a pile of things.”
“exaggerate, v.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2015. Web. 27 July 2015.