- deplete something of something
- deplete something of somethingto use up all of a certain thing that something has. •
They will deplete the soil of its nutrients by planting the same crop over and over.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
deplete something of something
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deplete — de‧plete [dɪˈpliːt] verb [transitive] to greatly reduce the amount of something, using up nearly all of it: • Drastic measures will need to be taken if fish stocks in Europe s seas are not to be disastrously depleted. depleted adjective [only… … Financial and business terms
deplete — vb Deplete, drain, exhaust, impoverish, bankrupt are comparable when they mean to deprive a thing in whole or in part of what is essential or necessary to its existence or potency. Deplete is often used as though it implied merely a reduction in… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
deplete — transitive verb (depleted; depleting) 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
deplete — [[t]dɪpli͟ːt[/t]] depletes, depleting, depleted VERB To deplete a stock or amount of something means to reduce it. [FORMAL] [V n] ...substances that deplete the ozone layer... [V n] They fired in long bursts, which depleted their ammunition... [V … English dictionary
deplete — UK [dɪˈpliːt] / US [dɪˈplɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms deplete : present tense I/you/we/they deplete he/she/it depletes present participle depleting past tense depleted past participle depleted to reduce the amount of something or the number… … English dictionary
deplete — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. exhaust (see insufficiency). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. use up, drain, exhaust; see consume 2 , drain 2 , spend 1 , waste 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. use up, exhaust, run out, consume,… … English dictionary for students
deplete — de|plete [dıˈpli:t] v [T usually passive] [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: depletus, past participle of deplere, from plere to fill ] to reduce the amount of something that is present or available ▪ Salmon populations have been severely… … Dictionary of contemporary English
deplete — de|plete [ dı plit ] verb transitive to reduce the amount of something or the number of things: Wars in the region have depleted the country s food supplies. ╾ de|ple|tion noun uncount: the depletion of the forests in Uganda … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
deplete — verb (transitive usually passive) to reduce the amount of something that is available: Our food reserves had been severely depleted over the winter. depletion /dI pli:SFn/ noun (U): the depletion of the ozone layer … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
deplete — [dɪˈpliːt] verb [T] to reduce the amount of something or the number of things depletion [dɪˈpliːʃ(ə)n] noun [U] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
depleted — deplete de‧plete [dɪˈpliːt] verb [transitive] to greatly reduce the amount of something, using up nearly all of it: • Drastic measures will need to be taken if fish stocks in Europe s seas are not to be disastrously depleted. depleted adjective… … Financial and business terms
