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IELTS word

deplete

/dΙͺˈplit/verb

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English definition

to use most or all of a supply

Common phrases / collocations

  1. deplete resources
  2. severely depleted
  3. deplete reserves

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The long drought depleted the reservoir.

  2. 2.

    Overfishing has depleted fish stocks.

  3. 3.

    The project depleted our savings.

Visual learning

See the meaning

A reservoir is almost empty with cracked earth below the old waterline.
to use most or all of a supply
1old waterline
2very little water remains
water once high→supply nearly gone