Complete Definition of "deplete"

English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�t|-i�t

Verb
en-verb|deplet|ing

#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.
#* 2007. Zerzan, John. Silence.
#*: Its reserves have been invaded and depleted.

Translations
trans-top|to empty or unload
Hungarian: t|hu|kiürít
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trans-top|to exhaust
Hungarian: t|hu|kimerít
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ttbc|German: Raubbau treiben mit; erschöpfen; entleeren
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ttbc|Portuguese: t|pt|exaurir
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