impoverish

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪmˈpɒv(ə)rɪʃ/

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Verb

Plain form impoverish

Third-person singular impoverishes

Past tense impoverished

Past participle impoverished

Present participle impoverishing

1. (transitive) If you impoverish a person, you make them poor.
2. (transitive) If A impoverishes B, A weakens the quality of B.

   That exuberant crop quickly impoverishes any fertile soil.