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deplete

Entry Word:: deplete
Function:: verb

Text: to make complete use of<miners depleted the vein of copper ore after months of working>Synonymsclean (out), consume, drain, exhaust, expend, spend, use upRelated Wordsdecrease, diminish, lessen, reduce; eat, use; bankrupt, impoverish; cripple, debilitate, disable, enfeeble, sap, undermine, weaken; dry up, empty; dissipate, squander, wasteNear Antonymsaugment, enlarge, increase; bolster, fortify, reinforce, strengthen; rebuild, repair, restore, reviveAntonymsrenew, replace

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