deplete

/di'pli:t/
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deplete

The family's long road trip began to deplete their fuel reserves.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To use up or reduce the supply or quantity of something, especially resources, energy, or strength: To decrease something substantially by consuming, spending, or exhausting it.
    • To empty something out or lessen the fullness of something: To drain or diminish the contents or vitality of something.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb:
    • Overfishing has depleted the population of cod in the North Atlantic.
    • The long drought depleted the region's water reserves.
    • Traveling for work constantly can deplete your energy.
Advanced Usage
  • "to deplete oneself of something": To use up one's own supply of a resource, often a non-material one.
    • The artist depleted himself of new ideas after years of intense work.
  • In Environmental/Economic Contexts: Often used to describe the unsustainable consumption of natural resources or financial reserves.
    • Policies were enacted to prevent companies from depleting the mineral resources.
    • The emergency fund was depleted during the crisis.
Variants and Related Words
  • Depletion (noun): The act or process of depleting, or the state of being depleted.
    • The depletion of the ozone layer is a major environmental concern.
  • Depletable (adjective): Capable of being used up or depleted.
    • Fossil fuels are depletable resources.
Synonyms
  • Exhaust: To use up completely.
  • Drain: To cause something to flow out, leaving it empty or dry.
  • Consume: To use up (a resource).
  • Use up: To finish a supply of something.
Antonyms
  • Replenish: To fill or build up again.
  • Conserve: To protect something, especially an environmental resource, from harm or depletion.
  • Accumulate: To gather or build up a supply of something.
Related Phrases
  • "to deplete one's savings": To spend most or all of one's saved money.
    • Unexpected medical bills depleted their savings.
  • "resource depletion": The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
    • Resource depletion is a key challenge for sustainable development.
deplete

The family's long road trip began to deplete their fuel reserves.

Verb
  1. use up (resources or materials)
    • this car consumes a lot of gas
    • We exhausted our savings
    • They run through 20 bottles of wine a week

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