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to impoverish
01
to diminish something's overall quality
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
impoverish
3rd person singular
impoverishes
Present participle
impoverishing
Past simple
impoverished
Past participle
impoverished
02
to take away a person or a country's riches to the point of poverty
Examples
The economic crisis began to impoverish many families in the region.
Lexical Tree
impoverished
impoverishment
impoverish
