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▪ I. deplete, a.|dɪˈpliːt|
[ad. L. dēplēt-us emptied out, exhausted, pa. pple. of dēplēre: see next.]
Depleted, emptied out, exhausted.
1880R. Dowling Sport of F. III. 205 The brain was remarkably deplete of blood. 1885L. Oliphant Let. in Life (1891) II. xi. 277 Creating openings in the deplete organism for access of spirits.
▪ II. deplete, v.|dɪˈpliːt|
[f. L. dēplēt-, ppl. stem of dēplēre to bring down or undo the fullness of, empty out, let blood, f. de- I. 6 + -plēre to fill.]
1. trans. To reduce the fullness of; to deprive of contents or supplies; to empty out, exhaust.
1859Saxe Poems, Progress 36 Deplete your pocket and relieve your purse. 1880Times 13 Oct. 5/5 The garrison is somewhat depleted of troops at the present time. 1884Ibid. 8 July 11 The demand for coin..will..help to deplete the Bank's stock of gold.
2. Med. To empty or relieve the system or vessels when overcharged, as by blood-letting or purgatives.
1807[see depleting below]. 1858Copland Dict. Pract. Med. I. 105/2 To deplete the vascular system. 1875H. C. Wood Therap. (1879) 465 Whenever, in inflammation, it is desired to deplete through the bowels.
Hence deˈpleted ppl. a., deˈpleting vbl. n. and ppl. a.
1807Med. Jrnl. XVII. 501 Depleting and antiphlogistic remedies were continued. 1870Daily News 29 Nov., To fill her depleted magazines. 1885Manch. Exam. 29 June 5/2 The overcrowded village might be even worse to live in than the depleted town. |