impoverish Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb make poor
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verb take away
deprive.
WordNet
Im*pov"er*ish transitive verb
Etymology
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Definitions
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To make poor; to reduce to poverty or indigence; as, misfortune and disease .impoverish families -
To exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of; to make sterile; as, to .impoverish land