deplete

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb use up (resources or materials)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēplētus (“empty”), from depleō. First attested in 1716; originally a medical term.

In classic literature

Synonyms

consume, eat up, use up, eat, exhaust, run through, wipe out

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