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   Im·pov·er·ish

   /imˈpäv(ə)riSH/

   

   verb

   • 1. make (a person or area) poor: "they discourage investment and impoverish their people" Similar make poormake pennilessreduce to penuryreduce to destitutionbring to ruinbring someone to their kneesbankruptruinmake insolventwipe outclean outbreakcripplerare:pauperizebeggarOpposite make wealthy
   • ▪ exhaust the strength or vitality of: "the soil was impoverished by annual burning" Similar weakensapexhaustdrainemptydiminishdepleteenervatesuck dryinformal:bleedOpposite strengthenenrich

   Word Origin late Middle English (formerly also as empoverish): from Old French empoveriss-, lengthened stem of empoverir, based on povre ‘poor’.

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   The meaning of IMPOVERISH is to make poor. How to use impoverish in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Impoverish.

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   To impoverish is to take away a person's livelihood. When a drought ruins a farmer's crop and he has nothing to harvest, his bad luck may leave him and his family impoverished, or poor.

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   Impoverish definition: to reduce to poverty. See examples of IMPOVERISH used in a sentence.

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   IMPOVERISH definition: 1. to make someone very poor: 2. to make something weaker or worse in quality: 3. to make someone…. Learn more.

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   im·pov·er·ish. (ĭm-pŏv′ər-ĭsh, -pŏv′rĭsh) tr.v. im·pov·er·ished, im·pov·er·ish·ing, im·pov·er·ish·es. 1. To reduce to poverty; make poor. 2. To deprive of richness or strength: impoverish the soil by overuse.

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   impoverish something to make something worse in quality. Intensive cultivation has impoverished the soil. Definition of impoverish verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   IMPOVERISH meaning: 1. to make someone very poor: 2. to make something weaker or worse in quality: 3. to make someone…. Learn more.

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   Impoverish Definition. ĭm-pŏvər-ĭsh, -pŏvrĭsh. impoverishes, impoverishing. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Filter. verb. impoverishes, impoverishing. To make poor; reduce to poverty. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To deprive of strength, resources, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIMPOVERISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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    Something that impoverishes a person or a country makes them poor. We need to reduce the burden of taxes that impoverish the economy. [VERB noun] ...a society impoverished by wartime inflation. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: bankrupt, ruin, beggar, break More Synonyms of impoverish. impoverished adjective.

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    impoverish meaning, definition, what is impoverish: to make someone very poor: Learn more.