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.
© Webster 1913.