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(dɪpliːt)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense depletes, present participle depleting, past tense, past participle depleted
verb
To deplete a stock or amount of something means to reduce it.
[formal]
...substances that deplete the ozone layer. [VERB noun]
They fired in long bursts, which depleted their ammunition. [VERB noun]
Most native mammal species have been severely depleted. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: use up, reduce, drain, exhaust More Synonyms of deplete
depleted adjective
...Robert E. Lee's worn and depleted army.
Synonyms: used (up), drained, exhausted, consumed More Synonyms of deplete
depletion (dɪpliːʃən) uncountable noun
...the problem of ozone depletion.
...the depletion of underground water supplies.
Synonyms: using up, reduction, drain, consumption More Synonyms of deplete

deplete in British English

(dɪˈpliːt)
verb (transitive)
1. 
to use up (supplies, money, energy, etc); reduce or exhaust
2. 
to empty entirely or partially
3.  medicine
to empty or reduce the fluid contents of (an organ or vessel)
Derived forms
depletable (deˈpletable)
adjective
depletion (deˈpletion)
noun
depletive (deˈpletive) or depletory (deˈpletory)
adjective
Word origin
C19: from Latin dēplēre to empty out, from de- + plēre to fill

deplete in American English

(diˈplit; dɪˈplit)
verb transitiveWord forms: deˈpleted or deˈpleting
1. 
a. 
to make less by gradually using up (resources, funds, strength, etc.)
b. 
to use up gradually the resources, strength, etc. of
2. 
to empty wholly or partly
Derived forms
depletive (deˈpletive)
adjective
Word origin
< L depletus, pp. of deplere, to empty < de-, from + plere, to fill: see full1

Examples of 'deplete' in a sentence
deplete

And the problem is growing worse as the ozone layer is depleted.
The Sun (2010)
They required reserves of energy long since depleted.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The virus has left you depleted of energy and patience.
The Sun (2006)
Worried about the sea's depleted stocks?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
When we minister to hurting people, our energy is depleted.
Christianity Today (2000)
Now there is no staff, displays which are worse than basic and the stock is totally depleted.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He stressed that this apparent advantage was far outweighed by the negative impact of the depleted ozone layer on humans, plants and animals.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In the oceans, we've depleted fish stocks massively.
The Sun (2009)
He said the sense he had was that my energy was depleted, but that over time it's been increasing.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)

In other languages
deplete

British English: deplete VERB
To deplete a stock or amount of something means to reduce it.
...substances that deplete the ozone layer.
  • American English: deplete
  • Brazilian Portuguese: esgotar
  • Chinese: 消耗
  • European Spanish: reducir
  • French: appauvrir
  • German: erschöpfen
  • Italian: impoverire
  • Japanese: 消耗させる
  • Korean: 고갈시키다
  • European Portuguese: esgotar
  • Latin American Spanish: reducir

Chinese translation of 'deplete'

deplete

(dɪˈpliːt)

vt

  1. (frm) 大量消耗 (dàliàng xiāohào)
(verb) 
Definition
to use up (supplies or money)
substances that deplete the ozone layer
Synonyms
use up
reduce
Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent.
drain
Deficits drain resources from the pool of national savings.
exhaust
We have exhausted almost all our food supplies.
consume
Some refrigerators consume 70 per cent less electricity than the least efficient models.
empty
Cross emptied his glass with one swallow.
decrease
The medication is said to decrease the risk of heart attack.
evacuate
lessen
Keep immunisations up to date to lessen the risk of serious illness.
impoverish
Mint impoverishes the soil quickly.
expend
bankrupt
Opposites
increase,
raise
,
expand
,
add to
,
enhance
,
swell
,
step up (informal)
,
augment

Additional synonyms

in the sense of consume
Definition
to use up
Some refrigerators consume 70 per cent less electricity than the least efficient models.
Synonyms
use up,
use,
spend,
waste,
employ,
absorb,
drain,
exhaust,
deplete,
squander,
utilize,
dissipate,
expend,
eat up,
fritter away
in the sense of decrease
Definition
to make or become less in size, strength, or quantity
The medication is said to decrease the risk of heart attack.
Synonyms
reduce,
cut,
lower,
contract,
depress,
moderate,
weaken,
diminish,
turn down,
slow down,
cut down,
shorten,
dilute,
impair,
lessen,
curtail,
wind down,
abate,
tone down,
truncate,
abridge,
downsize
in the sense of drain
Definition
to make constant demands on (energy or resources)
Deficits drain resources from the pool of national savings.
Synonyms
consume,
waste,
exhaust,
empty,
bleed,
deplete,
use up,
sap,
dissipate,
expend,
swallow up

Synonyms of 'deplete'

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