hauriō

hauriō uital.-lat.

From Proto-Italic *auzjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“to scoop, draw water”), whence also Proto-Germanic *ausaną (“to scoop, draw water”) and Ancient Greek αὔω (aúō, “to light a fire”), with the /h-/ likely inserted by hypercorrection.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhau̯.ri.oː/, [ˈhäu̯rioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯.ri.o/, [ˈäːu̯rio]

Verb

hauriō (present infinitive haurīre, perfect active hausī, supine haustum); fourth conjugation

1. to draw (especially water), drain
2. to drain, drink up, swallow [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: ēbibō, exhauriō

3. (figuratively) to take in with the senses as if to drink or swallow [ quotations ▼]
4. to absorb, devour, consume, engulf [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: cōnsūmō, conterō, terō

5. exhaust, deplete, use up [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: exhauriō, abūtor, absūmō

6. (of blood) to spill, shed
7. to tear up, pluck out, draw out; dig up, hollow out [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: carpō, āvellō, vellō, dēripiō

8. to draw, derive, borrow, take [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]

   Synonyms: capiō, trahō, dūcō