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[ verb ] deplete of resources
Synonyms Examples "The exercise class drains me of energy" Used in print (T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)Molten glare singed their eyelids an angry crimson ; suffocating air sapped their strength and strained their nerves to snapping ; dust choked their throats and lay like acid in their lungs . |
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[ verb ] deplete
Examples "exhaust one's savings" "We quickly played out our strength" Used in print (Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)On_the_other_hand , wifely supremacy demeans the husband , saps his self-respect , and robs him of his masculinity . |
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