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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Deplete \De*plete"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Depleted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depleting}.] [From L. deplere to empty out; de- + plere to fill. Forined like replete, complete. See {Fill}, {Full}, adjective]
1. (Med.) To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system, by bloodletting or by medicine. --Copland.
2. To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of; to exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a treasury of money, etc. --Saturday Review.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
depleted \depleted\ adjective
1. no longer sufficient; as, our funds are depleted.
Syn: low. [WordNet 1.5]
2. having resources completely depleted.
Syn: drained. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
depleted
adjective
1: having resources completely depleted; "our depleted resources"
2: no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted" [syn: {low}]
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