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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 › dictionary › englishIMPOVERISHED | 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.

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

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishimpoverished adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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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.

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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.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIMPOVERISHED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. made poor or with diminished quality of life. one of the most impoverished suburbs of the city. an attempt to lure businesses into impoverished areas. 2. (of soil) deprived of fertility. The sparse vegetation clearly has a tough time extracting the most meagre rations from its impoverished soil. Collins English Dictionary.

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   Reduced to poverty; poverty-stricken: pledged aid to the impoverished, war-torn country. 2. Deprived of richness or strength; limited or depleted: an impoverished vocabulary.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIMPOVERISHMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    the condition of being or becoming very poor, or the act of making someone very poor: The drought reduced many farmers to impoverishment. Progress has meant continued impoverishment and a growing contrast between the wealth of the few and the poverty of the many.

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    Deprived of richness or strength; limited or depleted. An impoverished vocabulary. American Heritage. Having lost a component, an ingredient, or a faculty or a feature; rendered poor in something; depleted. Wiktionary. Synonyms: necessitous. poverty-stricken. needy. indigent. destitute. wiped-out. broken. pauperized. empty. barren. poor. penurious.