Emit vs. Exhaust

Emit vs. Exhaust — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Emit and Exhaust

Emitverb

(transitive) to send out or give off

Exhaustverb

(transitive) To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely

The water was exhausted out of the well.Moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation.

Emitverb

expel (gases or odors)

Exhaustverb

(transitive) To empty by drawing or letting out the contents

to exhaust a wellto exhaust a treasury

Emitverb

give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.;

The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits

Exhaustverb

To drain; to use up or expend wholly, or until the supply comes to an end

My grandfather seemingly never exhausts his supply of bad jokes.to exhaust one's resourcesYou're exhausting my patience.I exhausted my strength walking up the hill.
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Emitverb

express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words);

She let out a big heavy sighHe uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand

Exhaustverb

(transitive) to tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy

The marathon exhausted me.

Exhaustverb

(transitive) To bring out or develop completely

Exhaustverb

(transitive) to discuss thoroughly or completely

That subject has already been fully exhausted.

Exhaustverb

To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives

to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and ether

Exhaustnoun

A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system.

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Exhaustnoun

The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.

Exhaustnoun

The dirty air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose.

Exhaustnoun

An exhaust pipe, especially on a motor vehicle.

Exhaustnoun

exhaust gas.

Exhaustadjective

(obsolete) Exhausted; used up.

Exhaustnoun

gases ejected from an engine as waste products

Exhaustnoun

system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged

Exhaustverb

wear out completely;

This kind of work exhausts meI'm beatHe was all washed up after the exam

Exhaustverb

use up (resources or materials);

this car consumes a lot of gasWe exhausted our savingsThey run through 20 bottles of wine a week

Exhaustverb

deplete;

exhaust one's savingsWe quickly played out our strength

Exhaustverb

use up the whole supply of;

We have exhausted the food supplies

Exhaustverb

create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel, etc.)