Depleting - English meaning

verb

Reduce the force, effect, or value of.

Usage examples:

This research provides a glimmer of hope that coral reefs can attenuate the effects of ocean acidif…

adjective

Reduced in force, effect, or physical thickness.

Usage examples:

The doctrines of christianity became very attenuate and distorted

verb

To make something less or weaker

Usage examples:

Radiation from the sun is attenuated by the earth's atmosphere., they propose more peacekeeping tro…

verb

Lose blood from the body as a result of injury or illness.

Usage examples:

The cut was bleeding steadily

noun

An instance of bleeding.

Usage examples:

A lot of blood was lost from the placental bleed

verb

Eat, drink, or ingest (food or drink).

Usage examples:

People consume a good deal of sugar in drinks

verb

To use fuel, energy, or time, esp. in large amounts

Usage examples:

Weekend shopping chores consumed much of her time., they consume a lot of candy., fire had consumed…

verb

To use something such as fuel, energy, money, or time, especially in large quantities

Usage examples:

It's a province of china which consumes 180,000 tons of coal a year., this device will monitor how …

verb

Make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree.

Usage examples:

The population of the area has decreased radically

noun

An instance or example of becoming smaller or fewer.

Usage examples:

A decrease in births

verb

To become smaller or make something less

Usage examples:

[ i ] car sales decreased sharply this year., i haven’t noticed any decrease in ticket sales.

verb

Make or become less.

Usage examples:

The new law is expected to diminish the government's chances

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size or importance

Usage examples:

[ i ] the threat of inflation is diminishing., [ t ] a single-payer system would diminish the burea…

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size, importance, or value

Usage examples:

If consumers start losing confidence, it will diminish demand for household goods., investors can d…

verb

Cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty or dry.

Usage examples:

We drained the swimming pool

noun

A channel or pipe carrying off surplus liquid, especially rainwater or liquid waste.

Usage examples:

The room's toilet pipes and shower drains carry this waste to a holding tank.

verb

Emptying something by allowing liquid to run out of it

adjective

Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.

Usage examples:

She put down her empty cup

verb

Remove all the contents of (a container).

Usage examples:

We empty the till at closing time

noun

A bottle or glass left empty of its contents.

Usage examples:

The barman collected the empties

verb

Remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safer place.

Usage examples:

Several families were evacuated from their homes

verb

Move out of an unsafe location into safety

verb

To remove people from a dangerous place

Usage examples:

[ t ] residents were ordered to evacuate the area before the hurricane made landfall., [ u ] a chem…

verb

Make (someone) feel very tired.

Usage examples:

Her day out had exhausted her

noun

Waste gases or air expelled from an engine, turbine, or other machine in the course of its operation.

Usage examples:

Buses spewing out black clouds of exhaust

verb

To make a person or an animal extremely tired

Usage examples:

The long hike up the mountain exhausted us all., after a whole day with the kids, her patience was …

verb

Spend or use up (a resource such as money or energy).

Usage examples:

The energy expended in sport could be directed into other areas

verb

To use or spend something, esp. time, effort, or money

Usage examples:

They expend all their energy fixing up their house.

verb

To use or spend something, especially time, effort, or money

Usage examples:

Expend energy/effort/time why do firms expend effort investing abroad, rather than staying home and…

verb

Make or become less; diminish.

Usage examples:

The years have lessened the gap in age between us

verb

To become or make something smaller in amount or degree

Usage examples:

[ t ] keeping your weight down can lessen the risk of heart disease.

verb

To make something smaller, less noticeable, etc., or to become smaller, less noticeable, etc.

Usage examples:

Corporate executives are keen to embrace "green technology" in order to lessen their dependence on …

adjective

Less high in position.

Usage examples:

The lower levels of the building

adverb

Denoting an older (and hence usually deeper) part of a stratigraphic division or archaeological deposit or the period in which it was formed or deposited.

Usage examples:

Lower cretaceous

verb

Move (someone or something) in a downward direction.

Usage examples:

He watched the coffin being lowered into the ground

noun

An opaque white fluid rich in fat and protein, secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young.

Usage examples:

A healthy mother will produce enough milk for her baby

verb

Draw milk from (a cow or other animal), either by hand or mechanically.

Usage examples:

Two hours later he was up again to milk the cows

noun

The white liquid produced esp. by cows which people drink

Usage examples:

Cookies and milk, breast milk is the best nourishment for a baby., coconut milk, the newspapers mil…

verb

Make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

Usage examples:

The need for businesses to reduce costs

verb

Make smaller

verb

To make something less in size, amount, degree, importance, or price

Usage examples:

A low-fat diet can reduce the risk of heart disease., grunn employs 17,900 people, but that number …

noun

The fluid which circulates in the vascular system of a plant, consisting chiefly of water with dissolved sugars and mineral salts.

Usage examples:

Create a living smorgasbord that includes plants with berries, foliage, fruit, nectar, nuts, pollen…

verb

Gradually weaken or destroy (a person's strength or power).

Usage examples:

Our energy is being sapped by bureaucrats and politicians

verb

Dig a sap or saps.

Usage examples:

Having sapped up to the glacis of the city ramparts, versaillais troops entered the city

verb

Cut with a wide, sweeping movement, typically using a knife or sword.

Usage examples:

For what felt like hours we climbed behind the trackers slashing the undergrowth ahead

noun

A wide, sweeping stroke made with a knife or sword.

Usage examples:

The man took a mighty slash at his head with a large sword

conjunction

An oblique stroke (/) in print or writing, used between alternatives (e.g. and/or ), in fractions (e.g. 3/4 ), in ratios (e.g. miles/day ), or between separate elements of a text.

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verb

Give (money) to pay for goods, services, or so as to benefit someone or something.

Usage examples:

The firm has spent £100,000 on hardware

noun

An amount of money paid out.

Usage examples:

The average spend at the cafe is £10 a head

idiom

Use up (resources or materials)

phrasal verb

Use all of a stock or supply of something.

Usage examples:

The money was soon used up

phrasal verb

To use all of something, so that nothing is left

Usage examples:

Have we used up all of the paper towels?