deplete
de.plete \di-'ple-t\ \-'ple-t-iv\ vt [L depletus, pp. of deple-re, fr. de-
+ ple-re to] fill 1: to empty of a principal substance 2: to lessen
markedly in quantity, content, power, or value RUPT mean to deprive of
something essential to existence or potency. DEPLETE implies a reduction in
number or quantity so as to endanger the ability to function; DRAIN implies
a gradual withdrawal and ultimate deprivation of what is necessary to a
thing's existence; EXHAUST stresses a complete but not necessarily final
emptying rather than implying, as DEPLETE does, a disastrous loss;
IMPOVERISH suggests a deprivation of something essential to vigorous
well-being; BANKRUPT suggests impoverishment to the point of imminent
collapse - de.ple.tive aj SYN syn DEPLETE, DRAIN, EXHAUST, IMPOVERISH, BANK