(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
Something that ~es a person or a country makes them poor.
We need to reduce the burden of taxes that ~ the economy.
...a society ~ed by wartime inflation.
VERB: V n, V-ed
~ed
...an attempt to lure businesses into ~ed areas.
ADJ
2.
A person or thing that ~es something makes it worse in quality.
...plants that ~ the soil quickly.
VERB: V n