impoverish[verb]Synonyms:- bankrupt, beggar, break, ruin
- diminish, deplete, drain, exhaust, reduce, sap, use up, wear out
Antonyms: enrich
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
im‧pov‧e‧rish /ɪmˈpɒv
ərɪʃ $ ɪmˈpɑː-/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Old French;
Origin: empovrir, from povre 'poor']
1. to make someone very poor:
Falling coffee prices have impoverished many Third World economies. families impoverished by debt2. to make something worse in quality:
Fast-growing trees remove nutrients and impoverish the soil.—impoverished adjective:
an impoverished student—impoverishment noun [uncountable]:
spiritual impoverishment [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲