impoverishing

Meanings

• Verb

  Making someone or something poor; causing poverty.

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Antonyms

enrich

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Synonyms

deplete , ruin

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Variants

List of all variants of impoverishing that leads to same result
impoverish , impoverished , impoverisher , impoverishers , impoverishes , impoverishing , impoverishment , impoverishments

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Etymology

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From the past participle of impoverish.

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Trivia

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1. Impoverishing is a less common alternative to the word 'pauperize'.

2. The term 'impoverish' comes from the Latin 'pauper', meaning 'poor'.

3. Impoverishing can also refer to the act of reducing something to a basic or essential form.

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Related Concepts

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1. Poverty: A state of scarcity or lack of resources, necessities, or funds.

2. Social inequality: A system in which advantages and disadvantages are distributed unequally.

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Culture

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Impoverishing has been used in various literary works to depict the harsh realities of poverty and the impact it has on individuals and societies.

How to Memorize "impoverishing"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a scene where someone is losing their possessions or resources, or imagine a graph showing a decrease in wealth.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with images of poverty and scarcity.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Impoverishing means making someone poor'.

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