depletion

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪˈpliːʃən/

Noun

depletion

1. The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion.
2. The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
3. (medicine, archaic) The act of relieving congestion or plethora, by purging, blood-letting, or reduction of the system by abstinence.

Related terms

• deplete

Translations

• German: Erschöpfen, Erschöpfung
• Italian: esaurimento
• Portuguese: esgotamento, exaustão, depleção

Translations

• German: Leerung, Schwund, Abbau, Verarmung
• Portuguese: esgotamento, depleção

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