Word: depletion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
ple
tion
Definition: The act of relieving congestion or plethora, by purging, blood-letting, or reduction of the system by abstinence.
Morphemes:
Affix: deplete
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dēplētus
Language: la
Decoded: depletus
Meaning: empty
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.