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- pronunciation:
- dih
plit
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
depletes, depleting, depleted |
| definition: |
to lessen drastically; exhaust.
The epidemic depleted the supply of medicine.
- synonyms:
- consume, drain, exhaust, expend, spend, use
- antonyms:
- augment, renew
- similar words:
- decrease, dwindle, empty, impoverish, lessen, reduce, shrink
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| related words: |
consume, degrade, dissipate, exhaust, expend, fatigue, kill, spend, wear |
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| derivations: |
depleted (adj.), depletive (adj.), depletion (n.) |
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