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Word: Deplete
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
early 19th century (earlier (mid. 17th century) as depletion): from Latin deplet- ‘emptied out’, from the verb deplere, from de- (expressing reversal) + plere ‘fill’ (from plenus ‘full’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈpliːt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
use up the supply or resources of
Short Definition:use up supply or resources of
Examples:- reservoirs have been depleted by years of drought
- Mansfield started the game with a depleted side
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