to deplete

Examples

• All

• Hot, dry weather further depletes the soil's reserve of organic matter.

  Academic text (1995)

• Overconsumption means a borrowing and spending boom by consumers that depletes savings and reduces capital investment.

  Blog text (16)

• And so, yeah, you can deplete that soil really quickly.

• If we rely for our energy on mineral resources that deplete, then our energy will deplete, too.

  Blog text (11)

• The added organic pollutants deplete oxygen levels in the surrounding waters.

  Academic text (1999)

• Not only that, you are also depleting the soil and the topsoil.

• In sharp contrast, a state of meaninglessness can deplete our energies, contribute to depression, and lead us to doubt ourselves.

  Academic text (1999)

• When humans cause extinctions or pollute or deplete resources on which biological services are based, contributions from biodiversity are jeopardized.

  Academic text (1997)

• Did he overdose on some diuretic medication that depletes the body of potassium?

  Fiction book (1994)

• Excessive fishing can deplete the fish population in the area, leading to its decline.

Synonyms

R

to run out of

vsto deplete

646 1.9

Have no more of something because you used it all

focuses on the act of using resources down to low levels

E

to eat

vsto deplete

564 6.6

Gradually use up money or fuel

is about using up supplies until little or none is left

W

to wipe out

vsto deplete

189 4.2

Destroy something so nothing is left

is about exhausting supplies rather than total physical destruction

D

to drain

vsto deplete

189 3.4

To slowly use up energy, money, or other resources

is focused on using up a supply until little or none remains

C

to consume

vsto deplete

172 3.2

To use up resources until none are left

is the general act of using resources, not stressing purpose

U

to use up

vsto deplete

69 2.7

To finish all of something so nothing is left

is similar but can imply leaving a small remaining amount

E

to exhaust

vsto deplete

68 3.7

To use up all of a supply or resource

is to use up resources until little remains but not always completely

G

to give out

vsto deplete

57 4.1

To stop working or run out so nothing is left

describes the act of reducing supplies rather than the final stoppage

E

to expend

vsto deplete

50 5.0

To use money, time, or energy for a purpose

is the general draining of supplies, not always tied to specific purpose

E

to eat up

vsto deplete

• Informal

23 3.1

Use up money or time quickly

describes using resources until little remains, not focusing on speed

R

to run through

vsto deplete

16 4.4

Use up money or supplies quickly and wastefully

is using resources until low, not necessarily implying wasteful haste

R

to run down

vsto deplete

15 3.2

To use up batteries, money or supplies until little remains

applies broadly to supplies and resources, not only power or energy

R

to run short

vsto deplete

14 3.7

To have very little of something left

is to lower resource levels, not always implying haste or carelessness

D

to dissipate

vsto deplete

3 7.0

To use money or energy in a foolish, wasteful way

is broader, covering planned or unplanned use until supplies are low

D

to drain resources

vsto deplete

2 4.6

To use up the money or help someone needs

is the basic action of using resources, not only financial drain

O

to overharvest

vsto deplete

1 6.9

To take too many plants or animals so their numbers fall and cannot recover

is the broader act of using resources, not only natural harvesting

E

to empty the tank

vsto deplete

• Informal

5.1

Use all your energy in a final effort until you have none left

is about reducing supplies generally, not necessarily a single final effort

Antonyms

R

to replenish

43 4.3

Fill something again after it has been used up

How Depleted

to exhaust

68 3.7

to deplete

13 6.3

to consume

172 3.2

to drain

189 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology