transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪmpɒvərɪʃ ]
( impoverishes, impoverishing, impoverished)
1.
Something that impoverishes a person or a country makes them poor.
We need to reduce the burden of taxes that impoverish the economy.
...a society impoverished by wartime inflation.
VERB : V n , V-ed
• im‧pov‧er‧ished
...an attempt to lure businesses into impoverished areas.
ADJ
2.
A person or thing that impoverishes something makes it worse in quality.
...plants that impoverish the soil quickly.
VERB : V n