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indulge vs deplete

deplete vs indulge

indulge and deplete both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
indulge No No Yes No
deplete No No Yes No
As verbs, deplete is a hypernym of indulge; that is, deplete is a word with a broader meaning than indulge:
  • indulge: enjoy to excess
  • deplete: use up (resources or materials)
Other hypernyms of indulge include consume, eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, use up, wipe out.
indulge (verb) deplete (verb)
yield (to); give satisfaction to use up (resources or materials)
enjoy to excess
treat with excessive indulgence
give free rein to
Difference between indulge and deplete

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