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deplete.

To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something)

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/dɪˈpliːt/Received-Pronunciation/dɪˈplit/General-American/diˈplit/General-American/dəˈplit/General-American
  1. To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something)

    transitive
    The winter storm quickly depleted the salt supply of the county.
  2. To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something): To expend or separate a reactant.

    transitive
  3. To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something): To reduce the amount of a substance with a medication or medical procedure or due to a illness.

    transitive
    Certain medications can deplete vitamin D.
  4. To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something): To use up, exhaust, or consume (power or resources).

    transitive
  5. To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something): To decrease the amount of an isotope (in a mixture of isotopes).

    rare · transitive
  6. To empty or purge (something of a substance).

    transitive
    The conservation project depleted the lake of algae.
    This drug can deplete the body of magnesium.
  7. To empty or purge (something of a substance). To clear a compound or solution (of a reactant).

    transitive
  8. To empty or purge (something of a substance). To clear a mixture of isotopes (of an isotope or isotopes).

    transitive
  9. To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed.

    intransitive
    I noticed a couple of days ago how quickly the battery depletes.
    Depending on what you print, one color usually depletes faster than the others.
  10. To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed. To be expended or separated (of a substance).

    intransitive
  11. To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed. To undergo loss of an isotope.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin dēplētus (“empty”), from depleō. First attested in 1716; originally a medical term.

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