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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deplete \De*plete"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depleted}; p. pr & vb n. {Depleting}.] [From L. deplere to empty out de- + plere to fill. Forined like replete, complete. See {Fill}, {Full}, a.] 1. (Med.) To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system, by bloodletting or by medicine. --Copland. 2. 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 --Saturday Review. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: deplete v : use up as of resources or materials; "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" [syn: {consume}, {eat up}, {use up}, {eat}, {exhaust}, {run through}, {wipe out}]
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