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deplete
Meaning: to reduce greatly in number or amount
deplete in a sentence
How deplete is used in real sentences:
Long droughts deplete the reservoirs.
Long droughts deplete the reservoirs.
“The next morning, they hired a surveyor, although both feared the fee would deplete their repair savings.”
— from the passage The Line Between Gardens
Synonyms for deplete
Other words for deplete — exhaust, drain and consume — carry the same meaning.
- exhaust
- drain
- consume
Antonyms of deplete
Words that mean the opposite of deplete:
Where it comes from
From Latin de- 'completely' + plere 'to fill'
Word parts
- de — opposite, reverse
deplete: de- (completely) + plete (fill, from plere)
Memory hook
DEPLETE — DE-fill, empty out.