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im•pov•er•ish



Pronunciation: (im-pov'ur-ish, -pov'rish), [key]
—v.t.
1. to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war.
2. to make poor in quality, productiveness, etc.; exhaust the strength or richness of: Bad farming practices impoverished the soil.

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