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.
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Exclaim
To call (“claim”) out.
- 06.002 Good heavens!’ he exclaimed.
- 12.077 exclaimed Bilbo aloud,
- 18.014 he exclaimed.
“exclaim, v.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2015. Web. 27 July 2015.
Exaggerate
In this word, the prefix “ex-” is an intensifier, not a prepositional prefix. So, “to intensely aggregate a pile of things.”
- 01.094 poetical exaggeration applied to any hobbit,
“exaggerate, v.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2015. Web. 27 July 2015.
