A long drought had impoverished the farmers whose crops had died.
to impoverish the mind or the blood. Careless farming impoverishes the most fertile soil.
Also, empoverish.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
im|pov´er|ish|er — im|pov|er|ish «ihm POV uhr ihsh, POV rihsh», transitive verb. 1. to make very poor: »A long drought had impoverished the farmers whose crops had died. 2. to exhaust the strength, richness, or resources of: »to impoverish the mind or the blood.… … Useful english dictionary
im|pov|er|ish — «ihm POV uhr ihsh, POV rihsh», transitive verb. 1. to make very poor: »A long drought had impoverished the farmers whose crops had died. 2. to exhaust the strength, richness, or resources of: »to impoverish the mind or the blood. Careless farming … Useful english dictionary
pov — im·pov·er·ish; im·pov·er·ish·ment; pov·er·ty; POV; … English syllables
impoverishment — im·pov·er·ish·ment … English syllables
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
im — im; im·age·less; im·ag·er; im·ag·ism; im·balance; im·base; im·bat; im·ba·uba; im·be; im·be·cile·ly; im·be·cil·ic; im·be·cil·i·ty; im·bibe; im·bib·er; im·bi·bi·tion; im·bi·bi·tion·al; im·bi·rus·sú; im·brex; im·bri·ca·tion; im·bro·glio; im·brue;… … English syllables
impoverish — im•pov•er•ish [[t]ɪmˈpɒv ər ɪʃ, ˈpɒv rɪʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to reduce to poverty 2) to exhaust the strength or vitality of; deplete: Excessive farming impoverished the soil[/ex] • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < MF empovriss , long s. of empovrir= em … From formal English to slang
impoverish — im|pov|er|ish [ ım pav(ə)rıʃ ] verb transitive 1. ) to make a person or country very poor: The incompetent military leadership had impoverished a once prosperous country. 2. ) to reduce the quality of something ╾ im|pov|er|ish|ment noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Impoverishment — Im*pov er*ish*ment, n. [Cf. OF. empoverissement, and F. appauvrissement.] The act of impoverishing, or the state of being impoverished; reduction to poverty. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
