impoverish

Meanings

• Verb

  Make (someone or something) poor; deprive of wealth or resources.

• Verb

  Reduce (someone or something) to a destitute or dejected state.

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Antonyms

enrich

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Synonyms

deplete , ruin

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with impoverish
empowers , reverses , perseveres , cares

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Variants

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impoverish , impoverished , impoverisher , impoverishers , impoverishes , impoverishing , impoverishment , impoverishments

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Etymology

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From the Middle English word 'poverisen', from 'pover', meaning 'powerless' or 'poor'.

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Trivia

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1. Impoverish is a 13-letter word.

2. Impoverish is a homograph of the word 'enrich', which means to make someone or something rich.

3. Impoverish was first used in English in the 15th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. Poverty: A state of being without the means to meet basic needs such as food, housing, and healthcare.

2. Wealth: An abundance of valuable resources or material possessions.

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Culture

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Impoverish has been used extensively in literature to depict the struggles and hardships faced by characters due to poverty. It is a powerful word that evokes emotions related to sadness, despair, and struggle.

How to Memorize "impoverish"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person or community struggling to make ends meet, or imagine a once wealthy person reduced to poverty.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with images of destitution, hardship, and struggle.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'People Often Vexed In Poverty Endure Suffering Hastily' to remember the definition of impoverish.

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