Definition for Difference between revisions of "Deplete"
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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> | <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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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