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- Dictionarydeplete/dɪˈpliːt/
verb
- 1. use up the supply or resources of: "reservoirs have been depleted by years of drought"
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DEPLETE definition: 1. to reduce something in size or amount, especially supplies of energy, money, etc.: 2. to reduce…. Learn more.
Deplete means to empty of a principal substance or to lessen markedly in quantity, content, power, or value. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for deplete.
DEPLETE meaning: 1. to reduce something in size or amount, especially supplies of energy, money, etc.: 2. to reduce…. Learn more.
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.
Deplete means to reduce or exhaust a stock or amount of something, such as resources, money, or energy. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and related words of deplete.
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.
Deplete means to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of something. See examples of deplete used in sentences, synonyms, derived forms, and word history.
