de|plete

de|plete
de|plete «dih PLEET», transitive verb, -plet|ed, -plet|ing.
1. to reduce the fullness of; empty or exhaust by using up resources, strength, vitality, or the like: »

Because the traveler's funds were depleted, he went home. In many countries, years of mining have depleted the coal deposits.

2. Medicine. to empty or relieve (the system, overcharged vessels, etc.) by bloodletting or purgatives.
╂[< Latin dēplētus, past participle of dēplēre to empty < dē- un- + plēre fill]

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