<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of</li><li>The fire had depleted the game in the forest.</li><li>Extravagant spending soon depleted his funds.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>lessen</li><li>consume</li><li>reduce</li><li>drain</li></ul>