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depleting

dɪˈpliːt

verb

use up the supply or resources of.

reservoirs have been depleted by years of drought

exhaust,use up,consume,expend,spend,drain,empty,sap,milk,suck dry,evacuate,reduce,decrease,diminish,lessen,lower,attenuate,slim down,pare down,cut back,bleed,slash

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depletes

dɪˈpliːt

verb

use up the supply or resources of.

reservoirs have been depleted by years of drought

exhaust,use up,consume,expend,spend,drain,empty,sap,milk,suck dry,evacuate,reduce,decrease,diminish,lessen,lower,attenuate,slim down,pare down,cut back,bleed,slash

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depleted

dɪˈpliːt

verb

use up the supply or resources of.

reservoirs have been depleted by years of drought

exhaust,use up,consume,expend,spend,drain,empty,sap,milk,suck dry,evacuate,reduce,decrease,diminish,lessen,lower,attenuate,slim down,pare down,cut back,bleed,slash

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deplete

dɪˈpliːt

verb

use up the supply or resources of.

reservoirs have been depleted by years of drought

exhaust,use up,consume,expend,spend,drain,empty,sap,milk,suck dry,evacuate,reduce,decrease,diminish,lessen,lower,attenuate,slim down,pare down,cut back,bleed,slash

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defrauds

dɪˈfrɔːd

verb

illegally obtain money from (someone) by deception.

he used a second identity to defraud the bank of thousands of pounds

swindle,cheat,rob,deceive,dupe,hoodwink,double-cross,fool,trick,con,bamboozle,do,sting,diddle,rip off,shaft,bilk,rook,take for a ride,pull a fast one on,put one over on,take to the cleaners,gyp,gull,finagle,milk,fiddle,swizzle,sell a pup to,sucker,snooker,stiff,euchre,bunco,hornswoggle,pull a swifty on,cozen,sharp,mulct,do someone in the eye

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defrauding

dɪˈfrɔːd

verb

illegally obtain money from (someone) by deception.

he used a second identity to defraud the bank of thousands of pounds

swindle,cheat,rob,deceive,dupe,hoodwink,double-cross,fool,trick,con,bamboozle,do,sting,diddle,rip off,shaft,bilk,rook,take for a ride,pull a fast one on,put one over on,take to the cleaners,gyp,gull,finagle,milk,fiddle,swizzle,sell a pup to,sucker,snooker,stiff,euchre,bunco,hornswoggle,pull a swifty on,cozen,sharp,mulct,do someone in the eye

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defrauded

dɪˈfrɔːd

verb

illegally obtain money from (someone) by deception.

he used a second identity to defraud the bank of thousands of pounds

swindle,cheat,rob,deceive,dupe,hoodwink,double-cross,fool,trick,con,bamboozle,do,sting,diddle,rip off,shaft,bilk,rook,take for a ride,pull a fast one on,put one over on,take to the cleaners,gyp,gull,finagle,milk,fiddle,swizzle,sell a pup to,sucker,snooker,stiff,euchre,bunco,hornswoggle,pull a swifty on,cozen,sharp,mulct,do someone in the eye

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defraud

dɪˈfrɔːd

verb

illegally obtain money from (someone) by deception.

he used a second identity to defraud the bank of thousands of pounds

swindle,cheat,rob,deceive,dupe,hoodwink,double-cross,fool,trick,con,bamboozle,do,sting,diddle,rip off,shaft,bilk,rook,take for a ride,pull a fast one on,put one over on,take to the cleaners,gyp,gull,finagle,milk,fiddle,swizzle,sell a pup to,sucker,snooker,stiff,euchre,bunco,hornswoggle,pull a swifty on,cozen,sharp,mulct,do someone in the eye

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conning

kɒn

verb

persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them.

I conned him into giving me your home number

swindle,defraud,cheat,trick,fleece,dupe,deceive,rook,exploit,squeeze,milk,bleed,fool,take advantage of,mislead,delude,hoax,hoodwink,bamboozle,string along,embezzle,do,sting,diddle,rip off,take for a ride,pull a fast one on,put one over on,take to the cleaners,bilk,gull,finagle,fiddle,swizzle,swizz,sell a pup to,stiff,euchre,bunco,hornswoggle,gazump,cozen,sharp,mulct

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conned

kɒn

verb

persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them.

I conned him into giving me your home number

swindle,defraud,cheat,trick,fleece,dupe,deceive,rook,exploit,squeeze,milk,bleed,fool,take advantage of,mislead,delude,hoax,hoodwink,bamboozle,string along,embezzle,do,sting,diddle,rip off,take for a ride,pull a fast one on,put one over on,take to the cleaners,bilk,gull,finagle,fiddle,swizzle,swizz,sell a pup to,stiff,euchre,bunco,hornswoggle,gazump,cozen,sharp,mulct

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con

kɒn

verb

persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them.

I conned him into giving me your home number

swindle,defraud,cheat,trick,fleece,dupe,deceive,rook,exploit,squeeze,milk,bleed,fool,take advantage of,mislead,delude,hoax,hoodwink,bamboozle,string along,embezzle,do,sting,diddle,rip off,take for a ride,pull a fast one on,put one over on,take to the cleaners,bilk,gull,finagle,fiddle,swizzle,swizz,sell a pup to,stiff,euchre,bunco,hornswoggle,gazump,cozen,sharp,mulct

noun

an instance of deceiving or tricking someone.

the Charter is a glossy public relations con

swindle,deception,trick,racket,bit of sharp practice,fraud,scam,con trick,sting,gyp,kite,diddle,rip-off,fiddle,swizzle,swizz,bunco,boondoggle,hustle,grift,rort

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blackmails

ˈblakmeɪl

verb

demand money or another benefit from (someone) in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them.

they use this fact to blackmail him, trying to force him to vote for their candidate

extort money from,threaten,hold to ransom,milk,bleed,demand hush money from

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blackmailing

ˈblakmeɪl

verb

demand money or another benefit from (someone) in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them.

they use this fact to blackmail him, trying to force him to vote for their candidate

extort money from,threaten,hold to ransom,milk,bleed,demand hush money from

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blackmailed

ˈblakmeɪl

verb

demand money or another benefit from (someone) in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them.

they use this fact to blackmail him, trying to force him to vote for their candidate

extort money from,threaten,hold to ransom,milk,bleed,demand hush money from

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