DEPLETED
/dΙͺΛpliΛtΙd/
12
Scrabble
14
WWF
D(2) E(1) P(3) L(1) E(1) T(1) E(1) D(2)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/dΙͺΛpliΛtΙd/
verb
- To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.“Certain medications can deplete vitamin D.”
- To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of; to exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a treasury of money, etc.
adjective
- Used up, expended; of which nothing is left.“The depleted aerosol can would spray no more since there was no propellant left.”
Source: Wiktionary
