'Depletion' definitions:
Definition of 'depletion'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of decreasing something markedly
noun
The state of being depleted
Definition of 'Depletion'
From: GCIDE
- Depletion \De*ple"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]pl['e]tion.]
- 1. The act of depleting or emptying. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) the act or process of diminishing the quantity of fluid in the vessels by bloodletting or otherwise; also excessive evacuation, as in severe diarrhea. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'depletion'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ablation,
- absorption,
- assimilation,
- attrition,
- burning up,
- cleaning out,
- clearance,
- clearing,
- consumption,
- corrosion,
- curtailment,
- cut,
- cutting,
- decrease,
- decrement,
- defecation,
- deliquescence,
- depreciation,
- derogation,
- detraction,
- digestion,
- diminution,
- dip,
- discharging cargo,
- disparagement,
- dissipation,
- dissolution,
- drain,
- drainage,
- draining,
- eating up,
- egress,
- elimination,
- emptying,
- erosion,
- evacuation,
- evaporation,
- excretion,
- exhausting,
- exhaustion,
- expending,
- expenditure,
- extraction,
- finishing,
- impairment,
- impoverishment,
- ingestion,
- leakage,
- lessening,
- loss,
- off-loading,
- reduction,
- remission,
- removal,
- retraction,
- retrenchment,
- shortening,
- shrinkage,
- spending,
- squandering,
- truncation,
- unloading,
- using,
- using up,
- venting,
- voidance,
- voiding,
- wastage,
- waste,
- wastefulness,
- wasting away,
- wear and tear,
- wearing,
- wearing away,
- wearing down