Impoverish

/ɪmˈpɒv(ə)ɹɪʃ/

Synonyms for "impoverish" (77 found)

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Noun(2 words)
Adjective(1 words)

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impoverish communitiesimpoverish resourcesimpoverish soil nutrientsimpoverish the economyimpoverish the populationimpoverish the region

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Antonyms

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

They are trying to impoverish people.

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They want to impoverish us.

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That exuberant crop quickly impoverishes any fertile soil.

Source: wiktionary

To many of us, organized religion is obnoxious. Yet if we throw out the sense of peace, order and joy that flows from religious ritual, we impoverish ourselves.

Source: wiktionary

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