DEPAUPERATE


Meaning of DEPAUPERATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈpȯ-pə-rət ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English depauperat, from Medieval Latin depauperatus, past participle of depauperare to impoverish, from Latin de- + pauperare to impoverish, from pauper poor — more at poor

Date: 15th century

1. : falling short of natural development or size

2. : impoverished

a depauperate fauna

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.