HyperDic: deplete

English > 1 sense of the word deplete:
VERBconsumptiondeplete, consume, eat up, use up, eat, exhaust, run through, wipe outuse up (resources or materials)
deplete > pronunciation
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English > deplete: 1 sense > verb 1, consumption
Meaninguse up (resources or materials).
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
ModelThey deplete him of all his money
Synonymsconsume, eat up, use up, eat, exhaust, run through, wipe out
Entailed byfritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool awayspend frivolously and unwisely
use, expenduse up, consume fully
Narrowerburn off, burn, burn upuse up (energy)
draindeplete of resources
indulge, luxuriateenjoy / enjoy / enjoy to excess
run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tiredeplete
run outExhaust the supply of
spendspend completely
Broaderspend, expend, droppay out
Similar totake, occupy, use uprequire (time or space)
Spanishagotar, comer, consumir, disminuir, ingerir, mermar, reducir
Catalanconsumir, disminuir, esgotar, exhaurir, ingerir, menjar, minvar, reduir
Nounsdepletionthe act of decreasing something markedly
depletionthe state of being depleted

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