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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDepleter
/dɪˈpliː.tər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person, substance, or factor that exhausts, diminishes, or uses up a resource, supply, or energy.
"Fossil fuels act as a major depleter of global natural resources." - 2
In physiology or ecology, an element that significantly reduces the concentration of a specific compound or population.
"Ozone depleters are tightly regulated under international environmental treaties."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'deplete', originating from Latin 'depletus', the past participle of 'deplere' meaning 'to empty out', composed of the prefix de- ('down', 'completely') plus plere ('to fill'). The agent suffix '-er' was added in Modern English to denote an entity or substance that causes depletion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Depleter" is said worldwide
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épuiseur
Transliteration: /e.pɥi.zœʁ/
"Les combustibles fossiles sont un grand épuiseur de ressources."
Erschöpfer
Transliteration: /ɛɐ̯ˈʃœp͡fɐ/
"Fossile Brennstoffe sind ein großer Erschöpfer von Ressourcen."
esauritore
Transliteration: /e.zau.riˈto.re/
"I combustibili fossili sono un importante esauritore di risorse."
agotador
Transliteration: /a.ɣo.taˈðoɾ/
"Los combustibles fósiles son un gran agotador de recursos."
esgotador
Transliteration: /is.ɡo.taˈdoɾ/
"Os combustíveis fósseis são um grande esgotador de recursos."
रिक्त करने वाला
Transliteration: rikt karne wala
"जीश्म के संसाधन का यह एक प्रमुख रिक्त करने वाला कारक है।"
消耗者
Transliteration: xiāohàozhě
"化石燃料是自然资源的主要消耗者。"
고갈자
Transliteration: gogalja
"화석 연료는 주요 자원 고갈자입니다."
枯渇させるもの
Transliteration: kokatsu saseru mono
"化石燃料は資源の重大な枯渇要因です。"
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