v. t. | 1. | (Med.) To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system, by bloodletting or by medicine. |
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. |
Verb | 1. | deplete - 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" |