de·plete 
/dɪˈpli:t/ verb
de·pletes; de·plet·ed; de·plet·ing /dɪˈpli:t/ verb [+ obj] : to use most or all of (something important) : to greatly reduce the amount of (something)
▪ Activities such as logging and mining deplete our natural resources. ▪ We completely depleted our life savings when we bought our new house. — often used as (be) depleted ▪ The soil has been depleted by years of drought. ▪ lakes and rivers that are depleted of fish ▪ depleted soil ▪ the country's badly depleted resources
▪ Activities such as logging and mining deplete our natural resources. ▪ We completely depleted our life savings when we bought our new house. — often used as (be) depleted ▪ The soil has been depleted by years of drought. ▪ lakes and rivers that are depleted of fish ▪ depleted soil ▪ the country's badly depleted resources
— de·ple·tion /dɪˈpli:ʃən/ noun, plural de·ple·tions
[count] ▪ a depletion of the water supply [noncount] ▪ the depletion of the ozone layer = ozone depletion
/dɪˈpli:ʃən/ noun, plural de·ple·tions [count] ▪ a depletion of the water supply [noncount] ▪ the depletion of the ozone layer = ozone depletion
