# deplete

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪˈpliːt/ · frequency rank #44,159

## Definitions
1. To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something)
2. To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something):
3. To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something):
4. To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something):
5. To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something):
6. To empty or purge (something of a substance).
7. To empty or purge (something of a substance).
8. To empty or purge (something of a substance).
9. To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed.
10. To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed.
11. To diminish in quantity or strength; to be consumed.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēplētus (“empty”), from depleō. First attested in 1716; originally a medical term.

## Easily confused with
- **depleted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deplete-vs-depleted)
- **delete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delete-vs-deplete)
- **deleted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deleted-vs-deplete)
- **deflate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deflate-vs-deplete)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ddeplete`, `delpete`, `depelte`, `depleet`, `deplette`, `depllete`, `depltee`, `depplete`, `dpelete`, `edplete`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/deplete