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Deplete vs Cutdown - What's the difference?

deplete | cutdown |

As a verb deplete

is to empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.

As a noun cutdown is

an emergency medical procedure in which the vein is exposed and a cannula is inserted into it.

deplete

English

Verb

(deplet)
  • To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.
  • 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.
  • * 2007 . Zerzan, John. Silence .
    • Its reserves have been invaded and depleted .

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    cutdown

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (surgery) An emergency medical procedure in which the vein is exposed and a cannula is inserted into it.
  • A customized scooter with parts of the bodywork removed or cut away.