Antonyms for deplete


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-pleet
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈplit


Definition of deplete

Origin :
  • 1807, back-formation from depletion. Related: Depleted; depleting.
  • verb consume, exhaust supply
Example sentences :
  • We deplete the colony for what is in reality only a handful of men, while it means much to us.
  • Extract from : « Six Letters From the Colonies » by Robert Seaton
  • To do this habitually is to so deplete the forces of the spirit that one has nothing left.
  • Extract from : « The Life Radiant » by Lilian Whiting
  • We had to deplete our ship's company again by putting a prize-crew on board.
  • Extract from : « Barney Blake, The Boy Privateer » by Herrick Johnstone
  • Now to deplete is to check growth by abstracting the very source of nutriment.
  • Extract from : « The Horse's Mouth » by Edward Mayhew
  • Even the German invasion at the beginning of the war failed to deplete this stock.
  • Extract from : « The A.E.F. » by Heywood Broun
  • After the harvest was ended the father began to deplete his farm.
  • Extract from : « The White Peacock » by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
  • It is only when a "giving out" is accompanied by a "looking in" that it can ever deplete.
  • Extract from : « Outwitting Our Nerves » by Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury
  • He does not deplete himself by drugs, rivalry, strife or anger.
  • Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 2 of 14 » by Elbert Hubbard
  • Francis says I have congestion, and I must live low, deplete, and take pills.
  • Extract from : « James Fenimore Cooper » by Mary E. Phillips
  • It would have been dangerous to deplete the firing line further.
  • Extract from : « In the Field (1914-1915) » by Marcel Dupont

Synonyms for deplete

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019