Deplete and Decrease

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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. In some cases you can use "Decrease" instead a verb "Deplete", when it comes to topics like reduce, use up.

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. You can use "Deplete" instead a verb "Decrease".

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

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Common collocations

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

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