deplete, drain, exhaust, impoverish, bankrupt mean to deprive of something essential to existence or potency. deplete implies a reduction in number or quantity so as to endanger the ability to …

Working with a depleted staff team will be difficult. Fish stocks are seriously depleted.

The adjective depleted describes something that's been used up. A stressed-out mother of four little kids might find her patience depleted after a crazed birthday party at the roller rink. The …

DEPLETE definition: to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of. See examples of deplete used in a sentence.

To deplete a stock or amount of something means to reduce it. ...substances that deplete the ozone layer. [VERB noun] They fired in long bursts, which depleted their ammunition. [VERB …

deplete (something) to reduce something by a large amount so that there is not enough left; to be reduced by a large amount. Food supplies were severely depleted. Supplies are depleting fast. …

Deplete refers to gradually consuming something essential: Medical bills quickly depleted our savings. To drain is to draw down a resource or supply to a critical level: War often drains a …

Dec 14, 2025 · Adjective [edit] depleted (not comparable) Used up, expended; of which nothing is left. synonyms Synonyms: spent, used up; see also Thesaurus: depleted The depleted aerosol …

de•plete (di plēt′), v.t., -plet•ed, -plet•ing. to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of: The fire had depleted the game in the forest. Extravagant spending soon depleted …

DEPLETE meaning: to use most or all of (something important) to greatly reduce the amount of (something) often used as (be) depleted