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im·pov·er·ish    Audio Help   (ĭm-pŏv'ər-ĭsh, -pŏv'rĭsh)  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   im·pov·er·ished, im·pov·er·ish·ing, im·pov·er·ish·es
  1. To reduce to poverty; make poor.
  2. To deprive of natural richness or strength: impoverish the soil by overuse. See Synonyms at deplete.


[Middle English empoverishen, from Old French empovrir, empovriss- : en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + povre, poor (from Latin pauper; see pauper).]

im·pov'er·ish·ment n.
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