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Definition of Deplete

Deplete
Deplete De*plete", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depleted; p. pr. & vb. n. Depleting.] [From L. deplere to empty out; de- + plere to fill. Forined like replete, complete. See Fill, Full, a.] 1. (Med.) To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system, by bloodletting or by medicine. --Copland. 2. 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. --Saturday Review.

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- Look up depletion or deplete in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Depletion may refer to: Resource depletion, decline of resources Gas depletion, decline...
- Depleted uranium (DU; also referred to in the past as Q-metal, depletalloy or D-38) is uranium with a lower content of the fissile isotope 235U than natural...
- In semiconductor physics, the depletion region, also called depletion layer, depletion zone, junction region, space charge region, or space charge layer...
- Ozone depletion consists of two related events observed since the late 1970s: a steady lowering of about four percent in the total amount of ozone in...
- Resource depletion is the consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished. Natural resources are commonly divided between renewable resources...
- Ego depletion is the idea that self-control or willpower draws upon conscious mental resources that can be taxed to exhaustion when in constant use with...
- A depletion force is an effective attractive force that arises between large colloidal particles that are suspended in a dilute solution of depletants...
- Nutrient depletion is a form of resource depletion and refers to the loss of nutrients and micronutrients in a habitat or parts of the biosphere, most...
- Oil depletion is the decline in oil production of a well, oil field, or geographic area. The Hubbert peak theory makes predictions of production rates...
- The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production...