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impoverish

🇬🇧 UK/im'pɒvәriʃ/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To make someone poor; to weaken or reduce the quality or richness of something.

使贫穷；使衰竭，削弱

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
impoverishother
=impoverish

Common Collocations

  • 1.impoverish people使人贫困
  • 2.impoverish nation使国家贫困

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Wars and corruption impoverish nations and destroy communities.

  • 2.

    Natural disasters can impoverish entire regions overnight.

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