Depletive
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depletive — adjective see deplete … New Collegiate Dictionary
depletive — adj. emptying, exhausting, using up; reducing … English contemporary dictionary
depletive — de·ple·tive … English syllables
depletive — ēd.iv adjective Etymology: Latin depletus + English ive : tending to deplete … Useful english dictionary
déplétif — ⇒DÉPLÉTIF, IVE, adj. et subst. masc. MÉD. [Ce] qui diminue le volume des liquides, en particulier du sang, dans l ensemble du corps ou dans un organe ou une cavité. La saignée est un déplétif (Lar. Méd. t. 1 1971). Les effets différents des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
de|ple|to|ry — «dih PLEE tuhr ee», adjective. = depletive. (Cf. ↑depletive) … Useful english dictionary
deplete — transitive verb (depleted; depleting) Etymology: Latin depletus, past participle of deplēre, from de + plēre to fill more at full Date: 1807 1. to empty of a principal substance 2. to lessen markedly in quantity … New Collegiate Dictionary
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deplete — depletable, adj. depletion, n. depletive, depletory /di plee teuh ree/, adj. /di pleet /, v.t., depleted, depleting. to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of: The fire had depleted the game in the forest. Extravagant spending… … Universalium
