pauperize

[ paw-puh-rahyz ]

/ ˈpɔ pəˌraɪz /

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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 of pauperize

First recorded in 1825–35; pauper + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM pauperize

pau·per·i·za·tion, nounpau·per·iz·er, noun

Words nearby pauperize

Paumotu Archipelago, paunch, paunchy, pauper, pauperism, pauperize, paupiette, Paur, pauraque, pauropod, Pausanias

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Example sentences from the Web for pauperize

Has Salt Lake City abolished any of the social evils that pauperize her people?
Broke|Edwin A. Brown
It is very easy to pauperize the people of the Orient, but your methods prevent this.
The Red Cross in Peace and War|Clara Barton
There were some women who hesitated before they consented to pauperize themselves by marrying.
What eight million women want|Rheta Childe Dorr
Her development came when the church made another future possible to her by refusing to pauperize the family.
The Leaven in a Great City|Lillian William Betts

It might pauperize the parents and destroy parental responsibility.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists|Robert Tressell

British Dictionary definitions for pauperize

pauperize

pauperise

/ (ˈpɔːpəˌraɪz) /

verb

(tr) to make a pauper of; impoverish

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单词	pauperize
释义	pauperize [ paw-puh-rahyz ] / ˈpɔ pəˌraɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pauperize ON THESAURUS.COM 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 of pauperize First recorded in 1825–35; pauper + -ize OTHER WORDS FROM pauperize pau·per·i·za·tion, nounpau·per·iz·er, noun Words nearby pauperize Paumotu Archipelago, paunch, paunchy, pauper, pauperism, pauperize, paupiette, Paur, pauraque, pauropod, Pausanias Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pauperize Has Salt Lake City abolished any of the social evils that pauperize her people? Broke\|Edwin A. Brown It is very easy to pauperize the people of the Orient, but your methods prevent this. The Red Cross in Peace and War\|Clara Barton There were some women who hesitated before they consented to pauperize themselves by marrying. What eight million women want\|Rheta Childe Dorr Her development came when the church made another future possible to her by refusing to pauperize the family. The Leaven in a Great City\|Lillian William Betts It might pauperize the parents and destroy parental responsibility. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists\|Robert Tressell British Dictionary definitions for pauperize pauperize pauperise / (ˈpɔːpəˌraɪz) / verb (tr) to make a pauper of; impoverish 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 Words related to pauperize deface, defile, wrack, beggar, overwhelm, reduce, sack, deplete, impoverish, total, rape, injure, mutilate, bankrupt, botch, bust, crush, desecrate, overthrow, maim
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pauperize

verb (used with object), pau·per·ized, pau·per·iz·ing.

Origin of pauperize

OTHER WORDS FROM pauperize

Words nearby pauperize

Example sentences from the Web for pauperize

British Dictionary definitions for pauperize

pauperise

verb

Words related to pauperize