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depleting
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Depleting
(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.
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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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Depleting
(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.
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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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