01 v. t. To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.
imp. & p. p.
Depleted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Depleting
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1.
To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.(Med.)
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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.