impoverishing
present participle ofimpoverish
单词 | impoverishing |
释义 | impoverishing present participle ofimpoverish impoverish verb[T] formaluk/ɪmˈpɒv.ər.ɪʃ/us/ɪmˈpɑː.vɚ.ɪʃ/to make someone verypoor: The newlawislikelytofurtherimpoverishsingleparents. He was made topayaruinousfinethat impoverished hisfamily. to make somethingweakerorworseinquality: Excessivefarminghad impoverished thesoil. Ourculturalheritagewould be impoverished by theabsenceof Mozart. See impoverished
Deteriorating and making worse
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