deplete
verb (used with object)
to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of.
depleted
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past participleof deplete.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof deplete.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
depleteverb (used with object)to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of.
Example Sentences
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As the plaintiffs depleted their unpaid time bank and accrued time off-task, they were threatened with termination, the lawsuit alleges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Air Force and Navy depleted a stunningly high percentage of the country’s most vital munitions—including more than half of its cruise missiles and high-tech air-defense weapons.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
And Paxton has noted that the expensive primary runoff left his coffers more depleted than those of Talarico, who could afford to spend the spring stockpiling his war chest after winning his March primary.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
Soil is like a type of reservoir - those stores are depleted by thirsty trees and plants, and evaporation during hot temperatures.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The sum of it had almost entirely depleted the modest savings Ekon had accrued from his time at the temple, not that Koffi needed to know that, or anything else about his financial situation.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
