Definitions for deplete
dɪˈplitde·plete

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1. consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe outverb

   use up (resources or materials)

   "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

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1. depleteverb

   To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.

2. depleteverb

   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.

3. Etymology: From depletus

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1. deplete

   Deplete refers to the act of using up or consuming a resource completely or reducing it significantly, often through excessive or continuous usage.

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1. Depleteadjective

   to empty or unload, as the vessels of human system, by bloodletting or by medicine

2. Depleteadjective

   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

3. Etymology: [From L. deplere to empty out; de- + plere to fill. Forined like replete, complete. See Fill, Full, a.]

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1. Deplete

   de-plēt′, v.t. to empty, reduce, exhaust.—n. Deplē′tion, the act of emptying or exhausting: (med.) the act of relieving congestion or plethora, by purging, blood-letting, or reduction of the system by abstinence.—adjs. Deplē′tive, Deplē′tory. [L. deplēre, deplētum, to empty, de, neg., plēre, to fill.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of deplete in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of deplete in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of deplete in a Sentence

1. Ramana Pemmaraju:

   Only when you go beyond Mind, will you be able to respect the energy that inhabits us; until then you will either exploit others with your energy or will deplete your energy, leading a purposeless life!

2. White House:

   I mean, it’s really whether time is on the side of Russia, who is losing but has a lot of resources to deplete us in the West. That’s what gives me pause. I hope we have the staying power.

3. John Kirby:

   And so they've had to deplete certain units... in certain areas in the East in the Donbass, to respond to what they clearly believed was a looming threat of a counter offensive.

4. Michal Baranowski:

   The fact is that we are fighting with time, right? i mean, it’s really whether time is on the side of Russia, who is losing but has a lot of resources to deplete us in the West. That’s what gives me pause. I hope we have the staying power.

5. Alex Traverso:

   We issued our emergency regulations back in November, and at that time, we were pretty clear about the fact that there would be a six-month transition period for retailers to use up their existing supply, we felt that was a sufficient amount of time to deplete stock on hand and adapt to California's new rules.

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