deplete C2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /dɪˈplit/ UK /dɪˈpliːt/ See IPA manual Freq #62678 Meanings 1 verb To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something) The winter storm quickly depleted the salt supply of the county. 2 verb To empty or purge (something of a substance). The conservation project depleted the lake of algae. 3 verb To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed. I noticed a couple of days ago how quickly the battery depletes. Verb forms Verb forms are not available for this word yet. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites replenish Word family Derived forms depletabledepletantdepleterdepletivedepletomedepletoryhemodepletingimmunodepleteimmunodepletinglymphodepletenondepletingribodeplete Related forms completedepletionreplete Etymology Borrowed from Latin dēplētus (“empty”), from depleō. First attested in 1716; originally a medical term. Topics Actions & Processes External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # deplete **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /dɪˈplit/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈpliːt/ **Frequency rank:** 62678 ## Meanings 1. To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something) 2. To empty or purge (something of a substance). 3. To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed. ## Examples - The winter storm quickly depleted the salt supply of the county. - The conservation project depleted the lake of algae. - I noticed a couple of days ago how quickly the battery depletes. ## Antonyms - replenish ## Derived Forms - depletable - depletant - depleter - depletive - depletome - depletory - hemodepleting - immunodeplete - immunodepleting - lymphodeplete - nondepleting - ribodeplete ## Related Forms - complete - depletion - replete ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin dēplētus (“empty”), from depleō. First attested in 1716; originally a medical term. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown