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English verb: impoverish

1. impoverish (possession) make poor


Pattern of useSomebody ----s somebody.
Something ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)deprive


Narrower (hyponym)bankrupt, beggar, break, pauperise, pauperize, reduce, ruin, smash


Antonymsenrich

2. impoverish (change) take away


Synonymsdeprive


Pattern of useSomebody ----s somebody of something


Broader (hypernym)decline, worsen


Narrower (hyponym)disestablish


Antonymsenrich









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