Synonyms for impoverish
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : im-pov-er-ish, -pov-rish |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɒv ər ɪʃ, -ˈpɒv rɪʃ |
Définition of impoverish
Origin :- early 15c., empoverischen, from Old French empoveriss-, stem of empoverir, from em- + povre "poor" (see poor). Related: Impoverished; impoverishing.
- verb make poor
- Giving does not impoverish either her ample purse or her generous heart.
- Extract from : « Ernest Linwood » by Caroline Lee Hentz
- My want cannot impoverish that inexhaustible treasury of grace!
- Extract from : « The Faithful Promiser » by John Ross Macduff
- Instead of hallowing the life it will debase and impoverish it.
- Extract from : « My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year » by John Henry Jowett
- And you expect me to impoverish myself for the sake of Champney Googe?
- Extract from : « Flamsted quarries » by Mary E. Waller
- Each generation had done what it could to impoverish the land and never to improve it.
- Extract from : « The Comings of Cousin Ann » by Emma Speed Sampson
- Careless ones will lose their money and impoverish the nation.
- Extract from : « British Socialism » by J. Ellis Barker
- Its influence was vicious and its efforts were to impoverish the campmen.
- Extract from : « The Lumberjack Sky Pilot » by Thomas D. Whittles
- Often he will impoverish himself to give to the causes that help humanity.
- Extract from : « The Lumberjack Sky Pilot » by Thomas D. Whittles
- This of itself would seem to be sufficient to impoverish a nation.
- Extract from : « Early Western Travels 1748-1846 » by Various
- True genius will not impoverish, but will liberate, and add new senses.
- Extract from : « The Oxford Book of American Essays » by Various
Antonyms for impoverish
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