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Word of the day · verb

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Fig. 1 — I watch a phone pulled off the charger and run hard, its battery falling step by step.

To use up the supply of something faster than it is replaced. To deplete is to empty by use.

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01Synonyms

Fig. 1a — deplete.

Fig. 1b — diminish.

Deplete and diminish both reduce, but they need different objects.

02Antonyms

Fig. 2a — accumulate.

Fig. 2b — deplete.

Accumulate means to build up gradually, little by little, as small amounts keep arriving.

03Confusing words

Fig. 3a — imminent.

Fig. 3b — inevitable.

Imminent and inevitable both promise an arrival, on different certificates.