deplete
[ dih-pleet ]
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 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
Leeches were applied to the head, and other depletory measures actively employed, which were followed by recovery.
Remarks on the Subject of Lactation | Edward Morton
British Dictionary definitions for deplete
deplete
/ (dɪˈpliːt) /
verb(tr)
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
1C19: from Latin dēplēre to empty out, from de- + plēre to fill
Derived forms of deplete
- depletable, adjective
- depletion, noun
- depletive or depletory, adjective
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