deplete | ||
1. | [ verb ] use up, as of resources or materials | |
Synonyms: | eat exhaust use_up eat_up run_through wipe_out consume | |
Examples: | "this car consumes a lot of gas" "We exhausted our savings" "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" |
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Related terms: | spend spend drain burn_off run_down indulge run_out take exhaustion | |
Similar spelling: |
depleted deflate depletable deflated depletion defiled deflator deflation deep-laid |