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depletable

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de·plete  (d-plt)
tr.v. de·plet·ed, de·plet·ing, de·pletes
To decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out.

[Latin dplre, dplt-, to empty : d-, de- + plre, to fill; see pel-1 in Indo-European roots.]

de·pleta·ble adj.
Synonyms: deplete, drain, exhaust, impoverish, enervate
These verbs all mean to weaken severely by removing something essential. Deplete refers to using up gradually and only hints at harmful consequences: The campers' food supply was quickly depleted.
Drain suggests gradual drawing off and harm: War often drains a nation's economy.
Exhaust stresses reduction to a point of uselessness: "The resources of civilization are not yet exhausted" William Ewart Gladstone.
Impoverish refers to severe reduction of resources or essential qualities: "His death has eclipsed the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure" Samuel Johnson.
Enervate refers to weakening or destruction of vitality or strength: Idleness enervates the will to succeed.
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Adj.1.depletable - capable of being depleted
exhaustible - capable of being used up


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Excluded from the definition are the natural resources (that is, depletable resources, such as mineral deposits and petroleum; renewable resources, such as timber; and the outer-continental shelf resources) related to land.
Each royalty interest owned by the trust is deemed an economic interest and constitutes a single, depletable property.
Specifically, NEPA directs the government to comply with six mandates: to protect the environment for future generations; to ensure aesthetically pleasing and healthful surroundings; to attain maximal beneficial environmental uses while minimizing degradation; to preserve natural diversity; to achieve an optimal balance between population and resource uses; and to maximize the use of renewable resources and recycling of depletable resources.
 
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