(n) loss of salt from the body without replacement (loss by vomiting or profuse perspiration or urination or diarrhea) thus upsetting the electrolyte balance
(v) use up (resources or materials), Syn. eat up, deplete, eat, wipe out, run through, exhaust, use up, Example:this car consumes a lot of gas; We exhausted our savings; They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Depleted; p. pr. & vb. n. Depleting. ] [ From L. deplere to empty out; de- + plere to fill. Forined like replete, complete. See Fill, Full, a. ] 1. (Med.) To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system, by bloodletting or by medicine. Copland. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of; to exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a treasury of money, etc. Saturday Review. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. déplétion. ] 1. The act of depleting or emptying. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Med.) the act or process of diminishing the quantity of fluid in the vessels by bloodletting or otherwise; also excessive evacuation, as in severe diarrhea. [ 1913 Webster ]