impoverish

Oxford American Dictionary
impoverish
- IPA[imˈpäv(ə)riSH]
美式
- v.
  
  make (a person or area) poor；exhaust the strength or vitality of
- verb: impoverish, 3rd person present: impoverishes, gerund or present participle: impoverishing, past tense: impoverished, past participle: impoverished
- 釋義
v.
動詞
1. make (a person or area) poor they discourage investment and impoverish their people 同義詞 make poor, make penniless, reduce to penury, reduce to destitution, bring to ruin, ... 更多bring someone to their knees, bankrupt, ruin, make insolvent, wipe out, clean out, break, cripple, rarepauperize, beggar反義詞 make wealthy
▪ exhaust the strength or vitality of the soil was impoverished by annual burning 同義詞 weaken, sap, exhaust, drain, empty, ... 更多diminish, deplete, enervate, suck dry, informalbleed反義詞 strengthen, enrich

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