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Definition of pauperize - 2 dictionary results

pau⋅per⋅ize

  [paw-puh-rahyz]
Use pauperize in a Sentence
–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

Related forms:
pau⋅per⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
pau⋅per⋅iz⋅er, noun
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pau·per·ize   (pô'pə-rīz')   
tr.v.   pau·per·ized, pau·per·iz·ing, pau·per·iz·es
To make a pauper of; impoverish.
pau'per·i·za'tion (-pər-ĭ-zā'shən) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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