WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
de•plete /dɪˈplit/USA pronunciation
v. [ ~ + obj], -plet•ed, -plet•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to decrease badly; use up the supply of:The drought has seriously depleted our water supply.
de•plete
(di plēt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -plet•ed, -plet•ing.
de•plet′a•ble, adj.
de•ple′tion, n.
de•ple′tive, de•ple•to•ry
(di plē′tə rē),USA pronunciation adj.
- to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of:The fire had depleted the game in the forest. Extravagant spending soon depleted his funds.
- Latin dēplētus empty (past participle of dēplēre to empty out), equivalent. to dē- de- + plē(re) to fill + -tus past participle suffix
- 1800–10;
de•ple′tion, n.
- use up, drain, reduce, consume, lessen.
'depletion' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bankruptcy
- bonk
- chlorofluorocarbon
- chlorofluoromethane
- conservation
- consumption
- depletion allowance
- depletion layer
- desertification
- dopamine
- drain
- drawdown
- fluorocarbon
- haemorrhage
- halon
- low
- out
- rigor mortis
- turnover