agotar

/aɡoˈtaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to run out

🔋💧 a + gota (drop) + -ar: drain it down to the last drop

Agotar comes from gota, Spanish for drop (Latin gutta). To agotar something is to use it up drop by drop until none is left, which is why it covers exhausting your energy, running out of supplies and tickets selling out (agotado).

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