deplete

verb

de·plete di-ˈplēt How to pronounce deplete (audio)

depleted; depleting; depletes

transitive verb

: to empty of a principal substance

The lake was depleted of water.

depleting the country of its natural resources

: to lessen markedly in quantity, content, power, or value

deplete our life savings

their depleted resources

depletable

di-ˈplē-tə-bəl How to pronounce deplete (audio)

adjective

depleter

di-ˈplē-tər How to pronounce deplete (audio)

noun

depletion

di-ˈplē-shən How to pronounce deplete (audio)

noun

depletive

di-ˈplē-tiv How to pronounce deplete (audio)

adjective

Example Sentences

Activities such as logging and mining deplete our natural resources. We completely depleted our life savings when we bought our new house.

Recent Examples on the Web Despite the fact that attrition would pretty quickly deplete those numbers, any, any expense that needs to be sustained at that high level with payrolls and training.

Laura Johnston, cleveland, 6 June 2022 Dust storms also damage crops and deplete fertile soil.

Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 26 May 2022 Paying unemployment benefits during strikes would deplete the trust fund that’s been tapped during the pandemic and would stunt Connecticut’s slow-growth economy, Republican senators said.

Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2022 Prematurely acquiring premiere talent would deplete the value of that pick, hindering the team's long term ceiling.

Rahat Huq, Chron, 5 Sep. 2022 Once in the stratosphere, the researchers said, continued heating can cause changes in ozone through changes in atmospheric circulation, and chemical reactions on the surface of the smoke particles can deplete the ozone layer.

Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 While fossil fuels are a finite resource that grow scarce and more difficult to extract over time, increasing costs, wind and solar installations, although still dependent on mineral extraction, don’t deplete in the same way.

Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2022 Published in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, their study found yet another route by which rocketry could deplete ozone and exacerbate climate change.

Leonard David, Scientific American, 29 July 2022 Decades-high inflation is also feeding recession fears as consumers begin to deplete their pandemic-era savings, roiling markets and generating questions about how long the economic recovery can last.

Julia Horowitz, CNN, 30 June 2022 See More

deplete

verb

as in to drain

to make complete use of miners depleted the vein of copper ore after only a few months

Synonyms & Similar Words

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drain
consume
spend
exhaust
reduce
absorb
expend
use
burn
decrease
diminish
empty
devour
eat
waste
weaken
draw down
use up
dwindle
play out
undermine
lessen
impoverish
bankrupt
run out of
cripple
downsize
debilitate
sap
squander
abate
enfeeble
lower
disable
dissipate
blow
dry up
guzzle
de-escalate
misspend
lavish
clean (out)
throw away
run through
fritter (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

increase
replace
augment
renew
strengthen
bolster
reinforce
enforce
restore
enlarge
preserve
conserve
revive
save
fortify
rebuild
repair
reenforce

as in to reduce

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent disease and battlefield casualties had depleted troop strength to dangerously low levels

Synonyms & Similar Words

reduce
decrease
diminish
lower
dwindle
lessen
minimize
dent
ease
abate
downsize
slash
cut
drop
downscale
compress
knock down
shrink
shorten
curtail
constrict
pare
de-escalate
retrench
condense
truncate
whittle
modify
trim
abridge
cut down
modulate
prune
crop
cut back
deflate
abbreviate
contract
dock
nick
clip
moderate
qualify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

increase
augment
expand
boost
raise
amplify
enlarge
prolong
escalate
extend
inflate
lengthen
swell
enhance
supplement
dilate
complement
aggrandize
elongate
intensify
blow up
add (to)
heighten
distend
protract
redouble

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of deplete are bankrupt, drain, exhaust, and impoverish. While all these words mean "to deprive of something essential to existence or potency," deplete implies a reduction in number or quantity so as to endanger the ability to function.

depleting our natural resources

Although the words bankrupt and deplete have much in common, bankrupt suggests impoverishment to the point of imminent collapse.

war had bankrupted the nation of resources

The synonyms drain and deplete are sometimes interchangeable, but drain implies a gradual withdrawal and ultimate deprivation of what is necessary to an existence.

personal tragedy had drained him of all spirit

In some situations, the words exhaust and deplete are roughly equivalent. However, exhaust stresses a complete emptying.

her lecture exhausted the subject

While in some cases nearly identical to deplete, impoverish suggests a deprivation of something essential to richness or productiveness.

impoverished soil

单词	deplete
释义	deplete verb de·plete di-ˈplēt depleted; depleting; depletes transitive verb 1 : to empty of a principal substance The lake was depleted of water. depleting the country of its natural resources 2 : to lessen markedly in quantity, content, power, or value deplete our life savings their depleted resources depletable di-ˈplē-tə-bəl adjective depleter di-ˈplē-tər noun depletion di-ˈplē-shən noun depletive di-ˈplē-tiv adjective Did you know? The de- prefix often means "do the opposite of", so deplete means the opposite of "fill". Thus, for example, a kitchen's food supplies can be rapidly depleted by hungry teenagers. But deplete often suggests something more serious. Desertions can deplete an army; layoffs can deplete an office staff; and too much time in bed can rapidly deplete your muscular strength. Synonyms absorb burn consume devour drain draw down exhaust expend play out spend use up See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Activities such as logging and mining deplete our natural resources. We completely depleted our life savings when we bought our new house. Recent Examples on the Web Despite the fact that attrition would pretty quickly deplete those numbers, any, any expense that needs to be sustained at that high level with payrolls and training. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 6 June 2022 Dust storms also damage crops and deplete fertile soil. Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 26 May 2022 Paying unemployment benefits during strikes would deplete the trust fund that’s been tapped during the pandemic and would stunt Connecticut’s slow-growth economy, Republican senators said. Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2022 Prematurely acquiring premiere talent would deplete the value of that pick, hindering the team's long term ceiling. Rahat Huq, Chron, 5 Sep. 2022 Once in the stratosphere, the researchers said, continued heating can cause changes in ozone through changes in atmospheric circulation, and chemical reactions on the surface of the smoke particles can deplete the ozone layer. Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 While fossil fuels are a finite resource that grow scarce and more difficult to extract over time, increasing costs, wind and solar installations, although still dependent on mineral extraction, don’t deplete in the same way. Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2022 Published in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, their study found yet another route by which rocketry could deplete ozone and exacerbate climate change. Leonard David, Scientific American, 29 July 2022 Decades-high inflation is also feeding recession fears as consumers begin to deplete their pandemic-era savings, roiling markets and generating questions about how long the economic recovery can last. Julia Horowitz, CNN, 30 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from Latin dēplētus, past participle of dēplēre "to drain, draw off, empty out," from dē- de- + plērē "to fill" — more at full entry 1 First Known Use 1807, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition deplete verb de·plete di-ˈplēt depleted; depleting : to reduce in amount by using up The soil was depleted of minerals. Medical Definition deplete transitive verb de·plete di-ˈplēt depleted; depleting : to empty (as the blood vessels) of a principal substance a body depleted by excessive blood loss tissues depleted of vitamins deplete verb 1 as in to drain to make complete use of miners depleted the vein of copper ore after only a few months Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance drain consume spend exhaust reduce absorb expend use burn decrease diminish empty devour eat waste weaken draw down use up dwindle play out undermine lessen impoverish bankrupt run out of cripple downsize debilitate sap squander abate enfeeble lower disable dissipate blow dry up guzzle de-escalate misspend lavish clean (out) throw away run through fritter (away) Antonyms & Near Antonyms increase replace augment renew strengthen bolster reinforce enforce restore enlarge preserve conserve revive save fortify rebuild repair reenforce See More 2 as in to reduce to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent disease and battlefield casualties had depleted troop strength to dangerously low levels Synonyms & Similar Words reduce decrease diminish lower dwindle lessen minimize dent ease abate downsize slash cut drop downscale compress knock down shrink shorten curtail constrict pare de-escalate retrench condense truncate whittle modify trim abridge cut down modulate prune crop cut back deflate abbreviate contract dock nick clip moderate qualify Antonyms & Near Antonyms increase augment expand boost raise amplify enlarge prolong escalate extend inflate lengthen swell enhance supplement dilate complement aggrandize elongate intensify blow up add (to) heighten distend protract redouble See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of deplete are bankrupt, drain, exhaust, and impoverish. While all these words mean "to deprive of something essential to existence or potency," deplete implies a reduction in number or quantity so as to endanger the ability to function. depleting our natural resources Although the words bankrupt and deplete have much in common, bankrupt suggests impoverishment to the point of imminent collapse. war had bankrupted the nation of resources The synonyms drain and deplete are sometimes interchangeable, but drain implies a gradual withdrawal and ultimate deprivation of what is necessary to an existence. personal tragedy had drained him of all spirit In some situations, the words exhaust and deplete are roughly equivalent. However, exhaust stresses a complete emptying. her lecture exhausted the subject While in some cases nearly identical to deplete, impoverish suggests a deprivation of something essential to richness or productiveness. impoverished soil
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