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run out vs deplete

deplete vs run out

run out and deplete both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
run out No No Yes No
deplete No No Yes No
As verbs, deplete is a hypernym of run out; that is, deplete is a word with a broader meaning than run out:
  • run out: exhaust the supply of
  • deplete: use up (resources or materials)
Other hypernyms of run out include consume, eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, use up, wipe out.
run out (verb) deplete (verb)
use up all one's strength and energy and stop working use up (resources or materials)
prove insufficient
exhaust the supply of
become used up; be exhausted
flow, run or fall out and become lost
flow off gradually
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
lose validity
Difference between run out and deplete

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