depleteமெலியச்செய் (1 tr)meliyaccey(meliya seyyi )(2b tr)weaken; make less strong (as through illness); exhaust, use up, consume, expend, spend, drain, empty, milk, evacuate, bankrupt, impoverish, reduce, decrease, diminish, lessen, lower, attenuate
Usage:
அனுபவம் அவனை மெலியச்செய்தது, அவன் அதற்குப் பிறகு அவனாகவே இல்லைaṉupavam avaṉai meliyacceytatu, avaṉ ataṟkup piṟaku avaṉākavē illai
anubavam avane meliya senjidu, adukku appuram avan avanaavee ille
The experience seemed to deplete him, and he was never the same again.
