"impoverish" meaning in English

See impoverish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪmˈpɒv(ə)rɪʃ/ Audio: en-us-impoverish.oga [US] Forms: impoverish [canonical], impoverishes [third-person, singular], impoverished [past], impoverished [past, participle], impoverishing [present, participle]
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  1. If you impoverish a person, you make them poor.
    Sense id: simple-impoverish-en-verb-O670YGXf
  2. If A impoverishes B, A weakens the quality of B.
    Sense id: simple-impoverish-en-verb-vXM-5Ybz
     
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