v. To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.
v. To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of; to exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a treasury of money, etc.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.
v. To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of; to exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a treasury of money, etc.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To empty, reduce, or exhaust by drawing away, as the strength, vital powers, resources, etc.: as, to deplete a country of inhabitants.
In medicine, to empty or unload, as overcharged vessels, by bloodletting, purgatives, or other means.
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v. use up (resources or materials)
Word Usage
"Mr. Casey complains about many in his generation not being able to find jobs, that "the prospects for intergenerational mobility are fading fast," that they will be burdened with Social Security and Medicare payments for baby boomers, and that baby boomers will "deplete" the wealth of Gen Y."