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deplete
de·plete
[
di plt
]
(
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 plsh'n
]
noun
de·ple·tive
adjective
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de·plet·a·ble adjectivede·ple·tion [ di plsh'n ] nounde·ple·tive adjective
