HyperDic: impoverish

English > 2 senses of the word impoverish:
VERBpossessionimpoverishmake poor
changeimpoverish, deprivetake away
impoverish > pronunciation
Soundsihmpaa'vrihsh
Rhymesabolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh...
English > impoverish: 2 senses > verb 1, possession
Meaningmake poor.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Narrowerbankrupt, ruin, break, smashReduce to bankruptcy
beggar, pauperize, pauperiseReduce to beggary
reducelessen and make more modest
BroaderdepriveKeep from having, keeping, or obtaining
Oppositeenrichmake wealthy or richer
Spanishempobrecer
Catalanempobrir
Nounsimpoverishmentthe act of making someone poor
English > impoverish: 2 senses > verb 2, change
Meaningtake away.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody of something
Synonymdeprive
Narrowerdisestablishdeprive (an established church) of its status
Broaderworsen, declineGrow worse
Oppositeenrichmake better or improve in quality
Spanishdesproveer, empobrecer, privar
Catalanempobrir, privar
Nounsimpoverishmentthe act of making someone poor

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