deplete
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin dēplētus (“empty”)
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
deplete (third-person singular simple present depletes, present participle depleting, simple past and past participle depleted)
- 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.
- 2007. Zerzan, John. Silence.
- Its reserves have been invaded and depleted.
- 2007. Zerzan, John. Silence.
Antonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to empty or unload
exhaust — see exhaust
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Italian [edit]
Adjective [edit]
deplete f
- feminine plural form of depleto
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
dēplēte
- second-person plural present active imperative of dēpleō
