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   impoverished

   /ɪmˈpɒv(ə)rɪʃt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or area) made poor: "impoverished villages" Similar poorpoverty-strickenpennilesspenuriousdestituteindigentimpecuniousneedypauperizedin distressed/reduced/straitened circumstancesin wantin needdown and outon the breadlinebankruptruinedinsolventwiped outcleaned outbrokenwithout a penny to one's nameinformal:brokeflat brokeon one's uppersstrapped (for cash)busthard upwithout two pennies/farthings to rub togetherwithout a beanwithout a souas poor as a church mouseon skid rowstony brokeskintwithout a shot in one's lockeron one's beam endsrhyming slang:boracic (lint)informal:stone brokewithout a red centrare:beggaredOpposite richwealthy
   • ▪ deprived of strength or vitality: "an impoverished and debased language" Similar weakenedexhausteddrainedsappeddiminisheddepletedenervatedsucked dryused upspentplayed outbarrenunproductiveunfertileariduncultivatableOpposite richfertile

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › impoverishedIMPOVERISHED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   made weaker or worse in quality: He warned that the breakdown of the family unit would lead to an impoverished society. Synonyms. destitute. hard up informal. impecunious formal. indigent formal. needy. penniless. penurious formal. poor (NO MONEY) poverty-stricken. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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   The meaning of IMPOVERISHED is reduced to poverty : poor. How to use impoverished in a sentence.

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   Impoverished describes being really, really poor, either from having no money or being in bad health. A person who lives on the street is impoverished, and a country may become impoverished after a devastating war.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › impoverishedIMPOVERISHED definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   not having much or enough money. poor Her family was poor and didn't own a computer. penniless At the time, I was a penniless student. impoverished Benefits should be given to the most impoverished families. disadvantaged The program was set up to help disadvantaged children. deprived Deprived areas will be hardest hit by the cuts.

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   Impoverished definition: reduced to poverty.. See examples of IMPOVERISHED used in a sentence.

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   Definition of impoverished adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIMPOVERISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to make someone very poor: The new law is likely to further impoverish single parents. He was made to pay a ruinous fine that impoverished his family. to make something weaker or worse in quality: Excessive farming had impoverished the soil. Our cultural heritage would be impoverished by the absence of Mozart. See. impoverished. Fewer examples.