What is another word for depletes?

Pronunciation: [dɪplˈiːts] (IPA)

Depletes is a word that describes a situation where something is being reduced or exhausted. It can be hard to find the right word that fits a context and conveys the intended meaning. Synonyms for depletes include exhausts, consumes, drains, reduces, empties, uses up, diminishes, and decreases. Exhausts means to use up or consume completely. Consumes describes the process of using something up gradually over time. Drains suggests that something is being drained away or removed completely. Reduces implies diminishing the amount or size of something. Empties refers to the instance where something is emptied out completely. Uses up implies the exhausting of a resource. Lastly, diminishes and decreases imply a gradual decline or reduction in something.

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Usage examples for Depletes

There is nothing which so thoroughly depletes and robs moral character of all substance-there is nothing which so effectually destroys all robust individuality-as the continuous asking of the question, "What will, people say?"
"A Knight Of The Nineteenth Century"
E. P. Roe
The uncurbed habit of running depletes almost like disease; and but few varieties will make large fruit buds and runners at the same time.
"Success With Small Fruits"
E. P. Roe
Excessive rates for call money in New York attract money from the interior banks into the speculative field; this depletes the fund that would otherwise be available for commercial uses, and commercial borrowers are forced to pay abnormal rates; so that each fall a tax, in the shape of increased interest charges, is placed on the whole commerce of the country.
"Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present"
Various

Famous quotes with Depletes

  • Any movement toward solution gathers energy; any movement away from solution depletes energy. Act accordingly.
    Leslie Miklosy
  • It’s never a good idea to organize society in a way that depletes the energy of half the population.
    Susan Cain

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