pauperize
to make a pauper of: His extravagance pauperized him.
Origin of pauperize
1- Also especially British, pau·per·ise .
Other words from pauperize
- pau·per·i·za·tion, noun
- pau·per·iz·er, noun
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How to use pauperize in a sentence
Scarcity was followed by a terrible pauperization of the labouring classes.
History of the English People, Volume VIII (of 8) | John Richard GreenMr Barnett did much to discourage outdoor relief, as tending to the pauperization of the neighbourhood.
Pauperization of the masses on the one hand and increasing wealth on the other is the stamp of our period.
Woman and Socialism | August BebelThis is assuredly an abominable system; it increases the pauperization of the workingman and his dependence upon the employer.
Woman and Socialism | August BebelThe rapid increase of the population favors pauperization of the masses and fosters discontent.
Woman and Socialism | August Bebel
British Dictionary definitions for pauperize
pauperise
/ (ˈpɔːpəˌraɪz) /
(tr) to make a pauper of; impoverish
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