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单词 impoverish
释义 im·pov·er·ish
\ə̇mˈpäv(ə)rish, -rēsh, esp in pres part -rəsh\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English enpoverisen, from Middle French empovriss-, stem of empovrir, from en- en- (I) + povre poor — more at poor
1. : to make poor : reduce to poverty or indigence
 < a family impoverished by misfortune and sickness >
 < a foolish effort to impoverish life by robbing men of sustaining vision — M.R.Cohen >
 < the provinces were impoverished of their scientific talent — S.F.Mason >
2. : to exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of : make sterile
 < worked the land year after year until it was impoverished >
Synonyms: see deplete
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