depletion
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verb (used with object), de·plet·ed, de·plet·ing.
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:
1800–10; < Latin dēplētus empty (past participle of dēplēre to empty out), equivalent to dē- de- + plē(re) to fill + -tus past participle suffix
1800–10; < Latin dēplētus empty (past participle of dēplēre to empty out), equivalent to dē- de- + plē(re) to fill + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
de·plet·a·ble, adjective
de·ple·tion, noun
tə 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
Synonyms
use up, drain, reduce, consume, lessen.
use up, drain, reduce, consume, lessen.
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deplete (dɪˈpliːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to use up (supplies, money, energy, etc); reduce or exhaust |
| 2. | to empty entirely or partially |
| 3. | med to empty or reduce the fluid contents of (an organ or vessel) |
| [C19: from Latin dēplēre to empty out, from | |
| de'pletable | |
| —adj | |
| de'pletion | |
| —n | |
| de'pletive | |
| —adj | |
| de'pletory | |
| —adj | |
| deplete (dɪˈpliːt) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to use up (supplies, money, energy, etc); reduce or exhaust |
| 2. | to empty entirely or partially |
| 3. | med to empty or reduce the fluid contents of (an organ or vessel) |
| [C19: from Latin dēplēre to empty out, from | |
| de'pletable | |
| —adj | |
| de'pletion | |
| —n | |
| de'pletive | |
| —adj | |
| de'pletory | |
| —adj | |
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Medical Dictionary
deplete de·plete (dĭ-plēt')
v. de·plet·ed, de·plet·ing, de·pletes
To use up something, such as a nutrient.
To empty something out, as the body of electrolytes.
depletion de·ple·tion (dĭ-plē'shən)
n.
The act or process of depleting.
The state of being depleted; exhaustion.
Removal of or reduction in a body substance, such as blood, a fluid, or a nutrient.
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Example sentences
How delightfully easy it is to dismiss the pollution and resource depletion issues of an ever-rising human population.
They are exceptionally vulnerable to overfishing and slow to recover from depletion.
Depletion of large predatory fish disrupts food chain.
Why, exactly, planets would cause lithium depletion remains unknown.
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