nabadzināt

Latvian

Etymology

From nabags (“poor”) +‎ -ināt, with palatalization of g to dz.

Pronunciation

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Verb

nabadzināt

  1. 2nd person plural present indicative form of nabadzināt

nabadzināt tr., 3rd conj., pres. nabadzinu, nabadzini, nabadzina, past nabadzināju

  1. to impoverish, to make (someone) poor, to cause someone to be, become poor, less productive
    nabadzināt zemniekus ― to impoverish the farmers
    nabadzināt augsni ― to impoverish the soil

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