noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Depletion. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of deplete form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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consumeablateabsorbassimilatebankruptbleed

Example

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"Benjamin Rush was convinced mercury and blood-letting, "the depleting cure" as he called it, was the key to recovery."

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