(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ is someone who lives by asking people for money or food.
N-COUNT
2.
If something ~s a person, country, or organization, it makes them very poor.
He warned that lifting copyright restrictions could ~ the industry.
VERB: V n
3.
If something ~s belief, it is impossible to believe it. If something ~s description, it is impossible to describe it.
The statistics ~ belief...
His courage ~s description.
PHRASE: V inflects