deplete
Meaning
- To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.
- To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of; to exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a treasury of money, etc.
Synonyms
derogate from
fress
get to the end of
blow through
take all
to use up
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈpliːt/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēplētus (“empty”), from depleō.
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