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leegmaken — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deplete verb To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something)
  • empty adj Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.

Senses

leegmaken is used for these senses in English:

  • deplete (ambitransitive) To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.
  • empty (transitive, ergative) To make empty; to remove the contents of.

deplete — full definition

  1. verb To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something)
  2. verb To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something):
  3. verb To expend or separate a reactant.
  4. verb To reduce the amount of a substance with a medication or medical procedure or due to a illness.

empty — full definition

  1. adj Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.
  2. adj Lacking real meaning, value, or sincerity.
  3. verb To remove all the contents from something.

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