slovo | definícia |
deplete (encz) | deplete,spotřebovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
deplete (encz) | deplete,vyčerpat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Deplete (gcide) | 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. (Med.) To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system,
by bloodletting or by medicine. --Copland.
[1913 Webster]
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.
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deplete (wn) | deplete
v 1: use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot
of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20
bottles of wine a week" [syn: consume, eat up, {use
up}, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, {wipe
out}] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
depleted (encz) | depleted,spotřebovaný Jaroslav Šedivýdepleted,vyčerpaný Jaroslav Šedivý |
Deplete (gcide) | 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. (Med.) To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system,
by bloodletting or by medicine. --Copland.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
Depleted (gcide) | 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. (Med.) To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system,
by bloodletting or by medicine. --Copland.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]depleted \depleted\ adj.
1. no longer sufficient; as, our funds are depleted.
Syn: low.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. having resources completely depleted.
Syn: drained.
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depleted (gcide) | 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. (Med.) To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system,
by bloodletting or by medicine. --Copland.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]depleted \depleted\ adj.
1. no longer sufficient; as, our funds are depleted.
Syn: low.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. having resources completely depleted.
Syn: drained.
[WordNet 1.5] |
depleted (wn) | depleted
adj 1: no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are
depleted" [syn: depleted, low] |
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