Entry Word: deplete

Function: verb

Meaning: to make complete use of <miners depleted the vein of copper ore after months of working>

Synonyms clean (out), consume, drain, exhaust, expend, spend, use up

Related Words decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce; eat, use; bankrupt, impoverish; cripple, debilitate, disable, enfeeble, sap, undermine, weaken; dry up, empty; dissipate, squander, waste

Near Antonyms augment, enlarge, increase; bolster, fortify, reinforce, strengthen; rebuild, repair, restore, revive

Antonyms renew, replace