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pauperize

[paw-puh-rahyz]

verb (used with object), pau·per·ized, pau·per·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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pauperize or pauperise (ˈpɔːpəˌraɪz)

—vb
	(tr) to make a pauper of; impoverish

pauperise or pauperise

—vb

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