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Deplete

//dɪˈpliːt// verb

Verb

1
To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something) transitive
"The winter storm quickly depleted the salt supply of the county."
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To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something):; To expend or separate a reactant. transitive
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To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something):; To reduce the amount of a substance with a medication or medical procedure or due to a illness. transitive
"Certain medications can deplete vitamin D."
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To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something):; To use up, exhaust, or consume (power or resources). transitive
"Its reserves have been invaded and depleted."

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To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something):; To decrease the amount of an isotope (in a mixture of isotopes). rare, transitive
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To empty or purge (something of a substance). transitive
"The conservation project depleted the lake of algae."
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To empty or purge (something of a substance).; To clear a compound or solution (of a reactant). transitive
"Cycling also produces layered scales, as repeated spallation further depletes the compound of Al and allows Cr₂O₃ formation."
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To empty or purge (something of a substance).; To clear a mixture of isotopes (of an isotope or isotopes). transitive
"The by-product of this process, which depletes uranium of its most radioactive isotopes, is called depleted uranium (DU)."
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To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed. intransitive
"I noticed a couple of days ago how quickly the battery depletes."
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To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed.; To be expended or separated (of a substance). intransitive
"As can be seen in Fig. 1.49, FS 21 rapidly depletes of Li⁺ near the surface during the exposure to a NaNO₃ melt and simultaneously enriches in Na⁺."
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To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed.; To undergo loss of an isotope. intransitive
"Since uranium depletes in this process, it is called fissile fuel, nuclear fuel or simply fuel."

Borrowed from Latin dēplētus (“empty”), from depleō. First attested in 1716; originally a medical term.

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