Deplete Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Deplete

Learn about the word Deplete to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Deplete definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Deplete

Deplete Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Deplete? [v] use up, as of resources or materials; "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Deplete: consume \| eat \| eat up \| exhaust \| run through \| use up \| wipe out Related Terms \| Find terms related to Deplete: ablate \| absorb \| assimilate \| bankrupt \| bleed \| bleed white \| blow \| blow out \| burn up \| clean out \| clear \| clear away \| clear off \| clear out \| clear the decks \| consume \| cripple \| debilitate \| decrease \| defecate \| depreciate \| dig into \| digest \| diminish \| disable \| dissipate \| drain \| drain of resources \| draw \| draw down \| draw off \| dribble away \| dry up \| eat \| eat up \| eliminate \| empty \| empty out \| enfeeble \| erode \| evacuate \| exhaust \| expend \| finish \| finish off \| gobble \| gobble up \| impoverish \| ingest \| lessen \| milk \| purge \| reduce \| remove \| sap \| scour out \| shrink \| spend \| squander \| suck dry \| swallow \| swallow up \| sweep out \| unclog \| undermine \| unfoul \| use up \| vent \| void \| wash up \| waste \| waste away \| weaken \| wear \| wear away See Also \| burn \| burn off \| burn up \| drain \| drop \| expend \| indulge \| luxuriate \| play out \| run down \| run out \| sap \| spend \| tire Deplete In Webster's Dictionary \De*plete"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depleted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depleting}.] [From L. deplere to empty out; de- + plere to fill. Forined like replete, complete. See {Fill}, {Full}, a.] 1. (Med.) To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system, by bloodletting or by medicine. --Copland. 2. To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of; to exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a treasury of money, etc. --Saturday Review.

Deplete Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Deplete?

[v] use up, as of resources or materials; "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

Deplete In Webster's Dictionary

\De*plete"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depleted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Depleting}.] [From L. deplere to empty out; de- +
plere to fill. Forined like replete, complete. See {Fill},
{Full}, a.]
1. (Med.) To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system,
   by bloodletting or by medicine. --Copland.

2. To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of;
   to exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a
   treasury of money, etc. --Saturday Review.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Thug ‐ an aggressive and violent…
Trainman ‐ an employee of…
Humane ‐ showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement [adj]…
Cataleptic ‐ a person suffering from catalepsy [adj] of or having characteristics…
Body-build ‐ constitution of the…
Keystone state ‐ a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original…
Erythroxylon coca ‐ a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of…
Letter paper ‐ paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually…
Magic bullet ‐ remedy (a drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents…
Profligate ‐ a dissolute man in fashionable society [n] a recklessly extravagant…