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pau⋅per⋅ize

[paw-puh-rahyz]
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to make a pauper of: His extravagance pauperized him.
Also, especially British, pau⋅per⋅ise.


Origin:
1825–35; pauper + -ize


pau⋅per⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
pau⋅per⋅iz⋅er, noun
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