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- pronunciation:
- dih
plit
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
depletes, depleting, depleted |
| definition: |
to lessen drastically; exhaust.
The epidemic depleted the supply of medicine.- synonyms:
- consume, drain, exhaust, expend, spend, use
- antonyms:
- augment, renew
- similar words:
- decrease, dwindle, empty, impoverish, lessen, reduce, shrink
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| related words: |
consume, degrade, dissipate, exhaust, expend, fatigue, kill, spend, wear |
| derivations: |
depleted (adj.), depletive (adj.), depletion (n.) |
The word deplete
contains the following parts:
de-
Latin
prefix
that means from; away from; down from; reverse, negate.
  Example words:
biodegradable, debate, decay, deceive, deception, decide, decision, decline, decode, deduct, defer, deform, defy, degrade, dehydrate, delete, demerit, depend, deport, deprive, descend, describe, description, desegregate, design, designate, despise, detach, detect, detract, independence
- synonyms:
- dis-, un-
ple, plen, plet
Latin
root
that means fill up, fulfill
Example words:
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