English verb: impoverish | |||
| 1. | impoverish (possession) make poor | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deprive | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bankrupt, beggar, break, pauperise, pauperize, reduce, ruin, smash | ||
| Antonyms | enrich | ||
| 2. | impoverish (change) take away | ||
| Synonyms | deprive | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody of something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decline, worsen | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | disestablish | ||
| Antonyms | enrich | ||