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Deplete

verb/dˈɔːɹi/
Definition
use up (resources or materials)
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dˈɔːɹi/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪplˈiːt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪplˈiːt/
2 syllables Say it as /dˈɔːɹi/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbuse up (resources or materials)
“this car consumes a lot of gas”
Word Forms
consumptiveadjectivetending to consume or use often wastefully
consumableadjectivemay be used up
depletionnounthe state of being depleted
exhaustionnounthe act of exhausting something entirely
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
erschöpfen
verbrauchen (Ressourcen oder Materialien)
🇫🇷French
épuiser
utiliser (ressources ou matériaux)
🇪🇸Spanish
agotar
agotar (recursos o materiales)
🇮🇹Italian
esaurire
consumare (risorse o materiali)
🇳🇱Dutch
uitputten
opgebruiken (hulpbronnen of materialen)
🇵🇹Portuguese
esgotar
consumir (recursos ou materiais)
🇷🇺Russian
истощать
израсходовать (ресурсы или материалы)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
व्यय करना
उपयोग करें (संसाधन या सामग्री)
🇧🇩Bengali
ক্ষয়
ব্যবহার করুন (সম্পদ বা উপকরণ)
🇮🇳Tamil
குறையும்
பயன்படுத்தவும் (வளங்கள் அல்லது பொருட்கள்)
🇮🇳Telugu
క్షీణించు
ఉపయోగించండి (వనరులు లేదా పదార్థాలు)
🇮🇳Marathi
कमी होणे
वापरा (संसाधने किंवा साहित्य)
🇮🇳Gujarati
અવક્ષય
ઉપયોગ કરો (સંસાધનો અથવા સામગ્રી)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಖಾಲಿಯಾಗುತ್ತವೆ
ಬಳಸಿ (ಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ವಸ್ತುಗಳು)
🇮🇳Malayalam
ശൂന്യമാക്കുക
ഉപയോഗിക്കുക (വിഭവങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മെറ്റീരിയലുകൾ)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਖਤਮ ਕਰਨਾ
ਵਰਤੋਂ (ਸਰੋਤ ਜਾਂ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ)
🇵🇰Urdu
ختم کرنا
استعمال کریں (وسائل یا مواد)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
消耗
用完(资源或材料)
🇯🇵Japanese
枯渇する
(資源や材料を)使い切る
🇰🇷Korean
비우다
(자원이나 재료를) 다 써버리다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cạn kiệt
sử dụng hết (tài nguyên hoặc vật liệu)
🇹🇭Thai
หมดสิ้นลง
ใช้จนหมด (ทรัพยากรหรือวัสดุ)
🇮🇩Indonesian
menguras
habis (sumber daya atau bahan)
🇵🇭Filipino
maubos
gamitin (mga mapagkukunan o materyales)
🇲🇾Malay
habis
penggunaan (sumber atau bahan)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مستنفدة
استخدام (الموارد أو المواد)
🇮🇷Persian
مستهلک کردن
مصرف کردن (منابع یا مواد)
🇹🇷Turkish
tüketmek
tüketmek (kaynaklar veya materyaller)
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְרוֹקֵן
לנצל (משאבים או חומרים)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'deplete'?
The primary meaning of 'deplete' is 'use up (resources or materials)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'deplete' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'deplete' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'deplete' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'deplete' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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