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pauperise

/ˈpɔː.pər.aɪz/

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verb

/ˈpɔː.pər.aɪz/formalobsolete
  • ruУстаревший глагол, означающий делать бедным или доводить до нищеты.

An obsolete verb meaning to make poor or reduce to poverty.

  1. Reduce to beggaryC2formalbritish

    To make someone extremely poor, reducing them to a state of beggary or destitution.

    ruДовести до нищеты

    • The economic crisis pauperised many families in the region.
    • Unscrupulous policies can pauperise entire communities.
    • The war pauperised the once prosperous nation.

    Synonymsbankruptbeggarruin

    Antonymsendowenrich

Forms
  • pauperised past participle
  • pauperized past participle
  • pauperised past simple
  • pauperized past simple
  • pauperising present participle
  • pauperizing present participle
  • pauperises third person singular
  • pauperizes third person singular