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Definitions for Deplete

[1] 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.
[2] to use up (supplies, money, energy, etc); reduce or exhaust
[3] to empty entirely or partially
[4] med to empty or reduce the fluid contents of (an organ or vessel)

Words related to Deplete

drain, bankrupt, lessen, reduce, expend, squander, decrease, empty, impoverish, diminish, sap, undermine, weaken, draw, finish, milk, evacuate, bleed, waste, spend

Words nearby Deplete

depilate, depilation, depilatory, depill, deplane, deplete, depleted uranium, depletion, depletion allowance, depletion layer, depletion region

Origin of Deplete

1800–10; < Latin dēplētus empty (past participle of dēplēre to empty out), equivalent to dē- de- + plē(re ) to fill + -tus past participle suffix

Other words from Deplete

de·plet·a·ble , adjective
de·ple·tion , noun
de·ple·tive , de·ple·to·ry [dih-plee -tuh -ree] /dɪˈpli tə ri/ , adjective
non·de·plet·a·ble , adjective
non·de·ple·tion , noun
non·de·ple·tive , adjective
non·de·ple·to·ry , adjective
pre·de·plete , verb (used with object), pre·de·plet·ed, pre·de·plet·ing.
pre·de·ple·tion , noun
un·de·plet·ed , adjective

Word origin for Deplete

C19: from Latin dēplēre to empty out, from de- + plēre to fill

Synonyms for Deplete

bankrupt, decrease, diminish, drain, empty, expend, impoverish, lessen, reduce, sap, squander, undermine, use up, weaken, bleed, draw, evacuate, finish, milk, spend, waste, dig into, dry up, suck dry, wash up