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- Dictionaryde·plete/dəˈplēt/
verb
- 1. use up the supply or resources of: "reservoirs have been depleted by years of drought"
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deplete, drain, exhaust, impoverish, bankrupt 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. drain implies a gradual withdrawal and ultimate deprivation of what is necessary to an existence.
adjective. uk / dɪˈpliːtɪd / us. Add to word list. smaller or less than before: Working with a depleted staff team will be difficult. Fish stocks are seriously depleted.
to reduce something in size or amount, especially supplies of energy, money, etc.: If we continue to deplete the earth's natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment. deplete something of something The illness depletes the body of important vitamins. humorous That last holiday seriously depleted my bank account! Synonyms.
verb (used with object) , de·plet·ed, de·plet·ing. to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of: The fire had depleted the game in the forest. Extravagant spending soon depleted his funds. Synonyms: lessen, consume, reduce, drain. deplete.
The adjective depleted describes something that's been used up. A stressed-out mother of four little kids might find her patience depleted after a crazed birthday party at the roller rink. The word depleted comes from the Latin deplere, "to empty," or literally "to un-fill."
to reduce something in size or amount, especially supplies of energy, money, etc.: If we continue to deplete the earth's natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment. deplete something of something The illness depletes the body of important vitamins. humorous That last vacation seriously depleted my bank account! Synonyms.
To deplete is to use up or consume a limited resource. Visiting relatives might deplete your refrigerator of food, or a pestering friend might deplete your patience. The verb deplete is used like “to drain.”.
3 meanings: 1. to use up (supplies, money, energy, etc); reduce or exhaust 2. to empty entirely or partially 3. medicine to.... Click for more definitions.
verb. /dɪˈpliːt/ [transitive, usually passive, intransitive] (formal) Verb Forms. deplete (something) to reduce something by a large amount so that there is not enough left; to be reduced by a large amount. Food supplies were severely depleted. Supplies are depleting fast. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Join us.
Define depleted. depleted synonyms, depleted pronunciation, depleted translation, English dictionary definition of depleted. adj. 1. Extremely tired; exhausted or worn out. 2. Relating to or being uranium whose fissionable isotope uranium 235 has been mostly removed, consisting...
