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To reduce in amount by using up.
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For example, years of farming on the same small plot of land had left the soil depleted of minerals.&nbsp;
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For example, years of farming on the same small plot of land had left the soil depleted of minerals.&nbsp;  
  
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<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">The ''de-'' prefix often means "do the opposite of," so deplete means the opposite of "fill". It can mean merely a lessioning in amount; thus, food supplies can be rapidly depleted by hungry teenagers in the house.</span>
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<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">The ''de-'' prefix often means "do the opposite of," so deplete means the opposite of "fill". It can mean merely a lessioning in amount; thus, food supplies can be rapidly depleted by hungry teenagers in the house.</span>  
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'''See also:''' [[Replete]]

Latest revision as of 00:26, 14 January 2013

To reduce in amount by using up.

For example, years of farming on the same small plot of land had left the soil depleted of minerals. 

The de- prefix often means "do the opposite of," so deplete means the opposite of "fill". It can mean merely a lessioning in amount; thus, food supplies can be rapidly depleted by hungry teenagers in the house.

See also: Replete

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