DEPLANTATION
De`plan*ta"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. déplantation.]
Defn: Act of taking up plants from beds.
DEPLETE
De*plete", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depleted; p. pr. & vb. n. Depleting.]
Etym: [From L. deplere to empty out; de- + plere to fill. Forined
like replete, complete. See Fill, Full, a.]
1. (Med.)
Defn: To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system, by bloodletting or by medicine. Copland.
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. Saturday Review.
DEPLETION
De*ple"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. déplétion.]
1. The act of depleting or emptying.
2. (Med.)
Defn: the act or process of diminishing the quantity of fluid in the vessels by bloodletting or otherwise; also excessive evacuation, as in severe diarrhea.