deplete
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de·plete
(dĭ-plēt') 
tr.v., -plet·ed, -plet·ing, -pletes.
To decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out.
tr.v., -plet·ed, -plet·ing, -pletes.
To decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out.
[Latin dēplēre, dēplēt-, to empty : dē-, de- + plēre, to fill.]
depletable de·plet'a·ble adj.SYNONYMS deplete, drain, exhaust, impoverish, enervate. These verbs all mean to weaken severely by removing something essential. Deplete refers to using up gradually and only hints at harmful consequences: The campers' food supply was quickly depleted. Drain suggests gradual drawing off and harm: War often drains a nation's economy. Exhaust stresses reduction to a point of uselessness: "The resources of civilization are not yet exhausted" (William Ewart Gladstone). Impoverish refers to severe reduction of resources or essential qualities: "His death has eclipsed the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure" (Samuel Johnson). Enervate refers to weakening or destruction of vitality or strength: Idleness enervates the will to succeed.
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deplete
verb
- To lessen or weaken severely, as by removing something essential: drain, exhaust, impoverish, sap, use up. See give/take/reciprocity, increase/decrease, rich/poor.
- To make or become no longer active or productive: desiccate, dry up, give out, play out, run out. See continue/stop/pause.
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deplete
v
Definition: consume, exhaust supply
Antonyms: add, augment, expand, fill, give, increase
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deplete
IN BRIEF: To reduce or lessen.
Farmers rotate their crops so they do not deplete the soil of nutrients.
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deplete
sign description: One hand slides down the palm of the opposite hand and closes.
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Deplete
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - mindske, reducere, tømme, lænse, opbruge
Nederlands (Dutch)
leeghalen, opgebruiken
Français (French)
v. tr. - réduire, diminuer, épuiser (des provisions), (Méd) décongestionner
Deutsch (German)
v. - aufbrauchen, erschöpfen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μειώνω/-ομαι, εξαντλώ/-ούμαι (ως απόθεμα, κοίτασμα κ.λπ.)
Português (Portuguese)
v. - esgotar
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - agotar, mermar, reducir
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - uttömma
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
耗尽, 使衰竭
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 耗盡, 使衰竭
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (자원 등을) 고갈시키다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 涸渇させる, …から奪う
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يستنفذ, يستهلك بشكل كبير, ينقص كثيرا من كميه أو حجم أو قوة أو قيمه شئ
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הריק, רוקן
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