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Long games can deplete a phone battery.
What does Deplete mean?
Deplete means use up or reduce a supply.
Dictionary definition
To use up or greatly reduce the amount of something.
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Deplete in a sentence
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The dry summer began to deplete the water supply.
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Using resources too quickly can deplete them before they have time to recover.
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What does deplete mean?
Deplete means to use up or greatly reduce the amount of something.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses deplete correctly?
This sentence uses deplete to mean use up a supply.
Practice 3
Which word is an antonym of deplete?
Replenish means fill back up, which is the opposite of deplete.
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WordDeplete.
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MeaningDeplete means use up or reduce a supply.
ExampleExample: Long games can deplete a phone battery.
Word breakdown
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- Syllables
- dih · pleet
- Strongest beat
- pleet
- Ending
- pleet
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on pleet.
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Synonyms
Words like Deplete
use upUse when a supply is reduced until little remains.
drainUse when energy, money, or resources are reduced.
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Deplete word family
Base word
deplete
verb
deplete
To use up or reduce a supply.
adjective
depleted
Used up or greatly reduced.
noun
depletion
The act or process of using something up.
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Deplete means use up or reduce a supply.
Common mix-up
Deplete is not the same as replenish. Deplete means deplete means use up or reduce a supply.
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Read this model sentence: The dry summer began to deplete the water supply. Clue words: supply, dry, summer. Underline clue words that show why deplete fits instead of replenish. Now write one new sentence that shows deplete without using the word deplete. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show deplete?
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