DEPLETE


Meaning of DEPLETE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪpli:t ]

( depletes, depleting, depleted)

To deplete a stock or amount of something means to reduce it. ( FORMAL )

...substances that deplete the ozone layer...

VERB : V n

• de‧plet‧ed

...Robert E. Lee’s worn and depleted army.

ADJ

• de‧ple‧tion

...the depletion of underground water supplies.

N-UNCOUNT : usu with supp

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.