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exhaust vs expend

expend vs exhaust

exhaust is a noun but expend is not a noun.

exhaust and expend both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
exhaust Yes No Yes No
expend No No Yes No
As verbs, exhaust and expend are synonyms defined as:
  • exhaust and expend: use up (resources or materials)
Other synonyms of exhaust include consume, deplete, eat, eat up, run through, use, use up, wipe out.
As verbs, expend is a hyponym of exhaust; that is, expend is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than exhaust:
  • exhaust: use up (resources or materials)
  • expend: pay out
As verbs, expend is a hypernym of exhaust; that is, expend is a word with a broader meaning than exhaust:
  • exhaust: deplete
  • expend: use up (resources or materials)
Other hypernyms of exhaust include consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use, use up, wipe out.
exhaust (noun) expend (noun)
system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
gases ejected from an engine as waste products
exhaust (verb) expend (verb)
wear out completely use up (resources or materials)
eliminate (a substance) pay out
use up the whole supply of
use up (resources or materials)
deplete
Difference between exhaust and expend

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