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Word: Impoverish
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (formerly also as empoverish): from Old French empoveriss-, lengthened stem of empoverir, based on povre ‘poor’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪmˈpɒv(ə)rɪʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make (a person or area) poor
Short Definition:make person or area poor
Examples:- the wars had impoverished him
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