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deplete

[ dih-pleet ]

verb (used with object)

depleted, depleting.
  1. 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.

    Synonyms: , , ,



deplete

/ ɪˈː /

verb

  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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈپDz, noun
  • ˈپ, adjective
  • ˈٲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·a· adjective
  • ·tDz noun
  • ·t ··ٴ· [dih-, plee, -t, uh, -ree], adjective
  • non·a· adjective
  • non·tDz noun
  • non·t adjective
  • ԴDzd·t· adjective
  • d·ٱ verb (used with object) predepleted predepleting
  • pre·tDz noun
  • ܲd·Ļ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of deplete1

1800–10; < Latin ŧŧٳܲ empty (past participle of ŧŧ to empty out), equivalent to ŧ- de- + ŧ ( re ) to fill + -tus past participle suffix
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of deplete1

C19: from Latin ŧŧ to empty out, from de- + ŧre to fill
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Example Sentences

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As it stands, even after the Clippers defeated the depleted New Orleans Pelicans 114-98 on Wednesday night at the Inuit Dome, the Clippers remain a play-in team.

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Policing inevitably suffers, he said, when officers are "depleted, over-stretched and doing more with less".

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For other products, prices may start to increase only as inventories are depleted.

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But the company says it has been misjudged and that the mouse is an important tool on the path to restoring Earth's depleted nature.

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First, can Europe's depleted armies and half-empty arsenals muster anything approaching a substantial deterrent force to deploy to Ukraine?

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