transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈplēt ]
transitive verb
( de·plet·ed ; de·plet·ing )
Etymology: Latin depletus, past participle of deplēre, from de- + plēre to fill — more at full
Date: 1807
1. : to empty of a principal substance
2. : to lessen markedly in quantity, content, power, or value
• de·plet·able -ˈplē-tə-bəl adjective
• de·plet·er -ˈplē-tər noun
• de·ple·tion -ˈplē-shən noun
• de·ple·tive -ˈplē-tiv adjective
Synonyms:
deplete , drain , exhaust , impoverish , bankrupt mean to deprive of something essential to existence or potency. deplete implies a reduction in number or quantity so as to endanger the ability to function
depleting our natural resources
drain implies a gradual withdrawal and ultimate deprivation of what is necessary to an existence
personal tragedy had drained him of all spirit
exhaust stresses a complete emptying
her lecture exhausted the subject
impoverish suggests a deprivation of something essential to richness or productiveness
impoverished soil
bankrupt suggests impoverishment to the point of imminent collapse
war had bankrupted the nation of resources