Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
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.
Source : WordNet®
depleted
adj 1: having resources completely depleted; "our depleted
resources"
2: no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are
depleted" [syn: {low}]