depletory
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Depletory — De*ple to*ry, a. Serving to deplete. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
depletory — adj. emptying, exhausting, using up; reducing … English contemporary dictionary
deplete — depletable, adj. depletion, n. depletive, depletory /di plee teuh ree/, adj. /di pleet /, v.t., depleted, depleting. to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of: The fire had depleted the game in the forest. Extravagant spending… … Universalium
deplete — /dəˈplit / (say duh pleet) verb (t) (depleted, depleting) to deprive of that which fills; decrease the fullness of; reduce the stock or amount of. {Latin dēplētus, past participle, emptied out} –depletion, noun –depletive, depletory /dəˈplitəri/… …
