deplete (Meaning)

Wordnet

deplete (v)

use up (resources or materials)

Webster

deplete (a.)

To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.

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.

deplete Sentence Examples

  1. Continuous deforestation will deplete the earth's oxygen levels over time.
  2. If we don't conserve water, our reservoirs will deplete rapidly during the dry season.
  3. Overfishing has caused fish populations to deplete in many parts of the world.
  4. Excessive use of pesticides can deplete the soil of essential nutrients.
  5. Running the air conditioner all day will deplete your energy bill savings quickly.
  6. Stress can deplete your body's natural reserves of energy and vitality.
  7. The ongoing conflict has continued to deplete the nation's financial resources.
  8. Mismanagement of funds can deplete a company's cash reserves in no time.
  9. Failure to replace used batteries promptly will deplete your electronic device's power source.
  10. Rapid urbanization can deplete natural habitats, leading to the loss of biodiversity.

FAQs About the word deplete

use up (resources or materials)To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system, by bloodletting or by medicine., To reduce by destroying or consuming the vit

consume, reduce, burn, spend,drain, absorb, exhaust, dwindle, run out of, empty

renew, replace, increase,increase, augment, renew, augment, replace, preserve, restore

Continuous deforestation will deplete the earth's oxygen levels over time.

If we don't conserve water, our reservoirs will deplete rapidly during the dry season.

Overfishing has caused fish populations to deplete in many parts of the world.

Excessive use of pesticides can deplete the soil of essential nutrients.