单词 | impoverish |
释义 | impoverish[ im-pov-er-ish, -pov-rish ] / ɪmˈpɒv ər ɪʃ, -ˈpɒv rɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR impoverish ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war. to make poor in quality, productiveness, etc.; exhaust the strength or richness of: Bad farming practices impoverished the soil. Origin of impoverish1400–50; late Middle English empoverishen<Middle French empovriss- (long stem of empovrir), equivalent to em-em-1 + povrepoor + -iss-ish2 SYNONYMS FOR impoverish2 deplete, drain; weaken, enervate, fatigue, cripple. SEE SYNONYMS FOR impoverish ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR impoverish1, 2 enrich. SEE ANTONYMS FOR impoverish ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM impoverishim·pov·er·ish·er, nounim·pov·er·ish·ment, nounWords nearby impoverishimposure, impotence, impotent, impound, impoundment, impoverish, impoverished, impower, impracticable, impractical, imprecate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for impoverishBritish Dictionary definitions for impoverishimpoverish / (ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃ) / verb (tr)to make poor or diminish the quality ofto impoverish society by cutting the grant to the arts to deprive (soil, etc) of fertility Derived forms of impoverishimpoverisher, nounimpoverishment, nounWord Origin for impoverishC15: from Old French empovrir, from povre poor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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