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Deplete v. t. (past & past part. depleted; pres. part. depleting)

(Med.) To empty or unload, as the vessels of 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.

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Etymology of 'Deplete'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Deplete" Quotes from Famous Books

... be taken from the cultivation of our soil, for on that depends our very existence as a nation. Without abundant labour of the right sort on the land we cannot hope to cope with the menace of the pirate submarine. We must have the long vision, and not be scuppered by the fears of those who would deplete our most vital industry . . . . In munition works," wailed Mr. Lavender's voice, as he reached the fourth leader, "we still require the maximum of effort, and a considerable reinforcement of manpower will in that direction be necessary to enable us to ...

— Forsyte Saga • John Galsworthy

... both men were utterly exhausted and on the verge of collapse. The next minute messengers were flying to the different trenches of the battalion to solicit and collect contributions, and the officers scrambled over each other in their noble contest to deplete their own last and cherished reserves for the supper of the guests. Soon the latter were seated as comfortably as circumstances permitted before a feast of canned beef, cheese, biscuits, and a slice of salami, my own ...

— Four Weeks in the Trenches - The War Story of a Violinist • Fritz Kreisler

... wealth, yet what really became of his money was to me always a mystery. Though he would have a balance of a million or so roubles at his bank to-day, yet the day after to-morrow his pass-book showed payments of mysterious sums, which would deplete his funds until often he had perhaps but a single ...

— The Minister of Evil - The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia • William Le Queux

Words linked to "Deplete" : sap, tire, burn off, wipe out, eat, depletion, drain, exhaust, run down, burn, luxuriate, drop, use up, expend, occupy, take, eat up, run through, indulge, spend, consume, burn up, play out