DEPLETE

De‐plete″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depleted; p. pr. & vb. n. Depleting.] [[From L. deplere to empty out; de- + plere to fill. Forined like replete, complete. See Fill, Full, a.]] 1. 1. (Med.) To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system, by bloodletting or by medicine. Copland.
2. 2. To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of; to exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a treasury of money, etc. Saturday Review.