Deplete /(?)/

De·plete

Deplete

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Depleted; p. pr. & vb. n. Depleting

  1. To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system, by bloodletting or by medicine. (Med.)
  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.