deplete
to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of: The fire had depleted the game in the forest. Extravagant spending soon depleted his funds.
Origin of deplete
1Other words for deplete
Other words from deplete
- de·plet·a·ble, adjective
- de·ple·tion, noun
- de·ple·tive, de·ple·to·ry [dih-plee-tuh-ree], /dɪˈpli tə ri/, adjective
- non·de·plet·a·ble, adjective
- non·de·ple·tion, noun
- non·de·ple·tive, adjective
- non·de·ple·to·ry, adjective
- pre·de·plete, verb (used with object), pre·de·plet·ed, pre·de·plet·ing.
- pre·de·ple·tion, noun
- un·de·plet·ed, adjective
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How to use deplete in a sentence
That expectation depends on galaxies merging from smaller chunks, and depleting some of their available star-making fuel.
Some of the First Galaxies Were Big Babies | Matthew R. Francis | September 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTheir purpose lies inherently deeper: providing the building blocks for sustaining a rapidly depleting coral reef environment.
Artist Jason deCaires Taylor’s Underwater Sculptures Are a Sight to Sea | Justin Jones | April 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe CBO predicted that about 400,000 people would enroll, rapidly depleting the $5 billion that had been allocated.
The same goes for most stylists, who are depleting the coffers of showrooms around Hollywood.
Which begs the question: Why are you depleting it to make vodka?
Food for man and beast may be taken from the soil for thousands of years without depleting it.
The Fat of the Land | John Williams StreeterPenrod, taken by surprise and unpleasantly alarmed, darted away from the tree he was depleting and ran for the stable.
Short Stories of Various Types | VariousThe cocoanut, therefore, while a good feeder, may not be classed with the most depleting of field crops.
The Cocoanut | William S. LyonAs the lending by each bank is depleting its reserves, the lending which other banks are doing is reinforcing these reserves.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsIn Athens and other states the depleting agencies were more numerous.
The Group Mind | William McDougall
British Dictionary definitions for deplete
/ (dɪˈpliːt) /
to use up (supplies, money, energy, etc); reduce or exhaust
to empty entirely or partially
med to empty or reduce the fluid contents of (an organ or vessel)
Origin of deplete
1Derived forms of deplete
- depletable, adjective
- depletion, noun
- depletive or depletory, adjective
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