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- 1. make (a person or area) poor: "the wars had impoverished him" Similar Opposite
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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.
The meaning of IMPOVERISH is to make poor. How to use impoverish in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Impoverish.
verb (used with object) to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war. Antonyms: enrich. to make poor in quality, productiveness, etc.; exhaust the strength or richness of: Bad farming practices impoverished the soil.
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.
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.
Definition of impoverish verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of 'impoverish' Word Frequency. impoverish. (ɪmpɒvərɪʃ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense impoverishes , present participle impoverishing , past tense, past participle impoverished. 1. verb. Something that impoverishes a person or a country makes them poor. We need to reduce the burden of taxes that impoverish the economy.
1. : to make (someone) poor. The dictator enriched himself but impoverished his people. 2. : to use up the strength or richness of (something, such as land) Poor farming practices impoverished the soil.
impoverish meaning, definition, what is impoverish: to make someone very poor: Learn more.
impoverish. (ɪmpɒvərɪʃ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense impoverishes, present participle impoverishing, past tense, past participle impoverished. 1. transitive verb. Something that impoverishes a person or a country makes them poor. We need to reduce the burden of taxes that impoverish the economy.
