deplete
5 synonyms and 1 antonym for deplete, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To make the amount of something smaller by taking part of it away.
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Less common
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēplētus ("empty"), from depleō. First recorded in 1716, originally as a medical term.
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