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Deplete De‧Plete Dɪˈpliːt Verb Transitive Passive Reduce Amount

Front deplete
Back de‧plete /dɪˈpliːt/ verb [transitive usually passive]
to reduce the amount of something that is present or available:
Salmon populations have been severely depleted.
—depletion /dɪˈpliːʃən/ noun [uncountable]:
the depletion of the ozone layer

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