different between impoverish vs deplete

English

Etymology

From Middle English impoverishen, empoverishen, from Old French empoverir, from em- + povre, from Latin pauper (“poor”) (English poor).

Verb

impoverish (third-person singular simple present impoverishes, present participle impoverishing, simple past and past participle impoverished)

1. (transitive) To make poor.
2. (transitive) To weaken in quality; to deprive of some strength or richness.

3. (intransitive) To become poor.

Synonyms

• ruin
• (weaken, deprive): deplete

Antonyms

• enrich

Derived terms

• impoverisher
• impoverishment

Translations

See also

• immiserate

Further reading

• impoverish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• impoverish in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• impoverish at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin d?pl?tus (“empty”), from deple?.

Pronunciation

• (US, UK) IPA^(key): /d??pli?t/
• Rhymes: -i?t

Verb

deplete (third-person singular simple present depletes, present participle depleting, simple past and past participle depleted)

1. To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.

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.

Antonyms

• replenish

Related terms

• depletion
• complete
• replete

Translations

Italian

Adjective

deplete

1. feminine plural of depleto

Latin

Verb

d?pl?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of d?ple?