De-plēte′, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. DEPLETED; p. pr. & vb. n. DEPLETING.] [Lat. deplere, depletum, to empty out, from de and plere, to fill.] 1. [Med.] To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by venesection or medicine. 2. To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of; to exhaust the strength or resources of, as a country.