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expend vs deplete

deplete vs expend

expend and deplete both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expend No No Yes No
deplete No No Yes No
As verbs, expend and deplete are synonyms defined as:
  • expend and deplete: use up (resources or materials)
Other synonyms of expend include consume, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use, use up, wipe out.
As verbs, deplete is a hypernym of expend; that is, deplete is a word with a broader meaning than expend:
  • expend: pay out
  • deplete: use up (resources or materials)
Other hypernyms of expend include consume, eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, use up, wipe out, pay.
expend (verb) deplete (verb)
use up (resources or materials) use up (resources or materials)
pay out
Difference between expend and deplete

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