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Definition of deplete verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

deplete

verb

NAmE//dɪˈplit//

[usually passive] deplete somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they deplete

he / she / it depletes

past simple depleted

-ing form depleting

to reduce something by a large amount so that there is not enough left Food supplies were severely depleted.

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depletion

NAmE//dɪˈpliʃn//

noun [uncountable] ozone depletion the depletion of fish stocksSee deplete in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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