deplete[verb]Synonyms: use up, consume, drain, empty, exhaust, expend, impoverish, lessen, reduce
Antonyms: renew, replace
Contrasted words: augment, enlarge, increase, bolster, fortify, strengthen, rebuild, repair, restore, revive
Related Idioms: dig into
Related Words: cripple,
debilitate,
disable,
enfeeble,
sap,
undermine,
weaken,
decrease,
diminish,
lessen,
reduce,
bleed,
draw off,
dry up,
empty,
milk,
consume,
expend,
finish,
spend,
wash up [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
de‧plete /dɪˈpliːt/
verb [transitive usually passive][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Latin;
Origin: depletus, past participle of deplere, from plere 'to fill']
to reduce the amount of something that is present or available:
Salmon populations have been severely depleted.—depletion /dɪˈpliːʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable]:
the depletion of the ozone layer [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲