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* Korean: {{t|ko|가난하게 하다}} |
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* Latin: {{t|la|pauperō}} |
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* Finnish: {{t+|fi|köyhdyttää}} |
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* Interlingua: {{t|ia|impovrir}} |
* Interlingua: {{t|ia|impovrir}} |
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* Korean: {{t|ko|약화시키다}} |
* Korean: {{t|ko|약화시키다}} |
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* German: {{t+|de|verarmen}} |
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* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|elszegényedik}} |
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Revision as of 22:38, 16 January 2023
Englisch
Etymology
From Middle English impoverishen, empoverishen, from Old French empoverir, from em- + povre, from Latin pauper (“poor”) (English poor).
Pronunciation
Verb
impoverish (third-person singular simple present impoverishes, present participle impoverishing, simple past and past participle impoverished)
- (transitive) To make poor.
- (transitive) To weaken in quality; to deprive of some strength or richness.
- That exuberant crop quickly impoverishes any fertile soil.
- (intransitive) To become poor.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
to make poor
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to deprive of some strength or richness
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to become poor
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See also
Further reading
- “impoverish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “impoverish”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “impoverish”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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