IMPOVERISH


Meaning of IMPOVERISH in English

(~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

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