DEPLETE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster 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
Deplete - definition of deplete by The Free Dictionary Deplete refers to gradually consuming something essential: Medical bills quickly depleted our savings To drain is to draw down a resource or supply to a critical level: War often drains a nation's economy
deplete - WordReference. com Dictionary of English to decrease badly; use up the supply of: The drought has seriously depleted our water supply de•ple•tion dɪˈpliʃən n [uncountable] We were faced with the depletion of our supplies just before the battle See -plet- de•plete (di plēt′), v t , -plet•ed, -plet•ing
deplete - Wiktionary, the free dictionary deplete (third-person singular simple present depletes, present participle depleting, simple past and past participle depleted) (ambitransitive) To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine