impoverished

English

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpɑvəɹɪʃt/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpɒv(ə)ɹɪʃt/
Hyphenation: im‧pov‧er‧ished

Adjective

impoverished (comparative more impoverished, superlative most impoverished)

Reduced to poverty.
Having lost a component, an ingredient, or a faculty or a feature; rendered poor in something; depleted.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:impoverished

Derived terms

Translations

with no possessions or money — see poor

Reduced to poverty

Catalan: empobrit
French: appauvri (fr) m
German: verarmt (de)
Italian: impoverito (it)

Portuguese: empobrecido
Russian: обедне́вший (ru) (obednévšij), обнища́вший (ru) (obniščávšij)
Spanish: empobrecido (es)

Rendered poor in something

French: appauvri (fr) m

Verb

impoverished

simple past tense and past participle of impoverish

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