To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.
To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of; to exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a treasury of money, etc.
To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.
To cause (or help) to leave or withdraw from.
To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum.
To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from
To make empty; to deprive.
To make void; to nullify; to vacate.