depletes

VERB

consume, exhaust supply

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt decrease diminish drain empty expend impoverish lessen reduce sap squander undermine use up weaken

STRONG

bleed draw evacuate finish milk spend waste

WEAK

dig into dry up suck dry wash up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enlarge expand extend fill grow increase raise save strengthen

STRONG

create hoard

WEAK

add augment give

Example Sentences

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He has not abandoned that great aim, pledges and repledges himself to it in addresses to the Russian people.

From Time Magazine Archive