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deplete

de·plete [ di plt ] (past and past participle de·plet·ed, present participle de·plet·ing, 3rd person present singular de·pletes)

transitive verb

Definition:

1. use available supply: to use up or reduce something such as supplies, resources, or energy

2. empty something: to use up or remove all the contents of something

[Early 19th century. < Latin deplet-, past participle of deplere "empty out" < plere "fill"]

de·plet·a·ble adjective

de·ple·tion [ di plsh'n ] noun

de·ple·tive adjective

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