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]:
depleted
adj 1: having resources completely depleted; "our depleted
resources"
2: no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are
depleted" [syn: {low}]
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