Decrease and Deplete

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Decrease

Decrease verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.
Usage example: workers decreased the volume of water flowing through the pipes in order to prevent an overflow
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Deplete is a synonym for decrease in reduce topic. In some cases you can use "Deplete" instead a verb "Decrease".
Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Deplete

Deplete verb - To make complete use of.
Usage example: miners depleted the vein of copper ore after only a few months
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Decrease is a synonym for deplete in consume topic. You can use "Decrease" instead a verb "Deplete", if it concerns topics such as reduce, use up.

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energy decrease energy deplete energy
stamina decrease stamina deplete stamina
power decrease power deplete power
force decrease force deplete force
Other words: charge, rank, amount, level, health, gauge, meter, morale, damage, times, points, meters, enemies.
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