Deplete
verb
Use up resources until almost gone
“Two years of contested fieldwork had depleted both the budget and the team's goodwill.”
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What does deplete mean?
Commonly confused with
- NotIncrease greatly
- NotCarefully preserve
- NotLoudly celebrate
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