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pau•per•ize
Pronunciation: (pô'pu-rīz"), [key]—
v.t., -ized, -iz•ing.
to make a pauper of:
His extravagance pauperized him. Also, esp. Brit.,pau'per•ise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.