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bankrupt vs impoverish

impoverish vs bankrupt

bankrupt is a noun but impoverish is not a noun.

bankrupt is an adjective but impoverish is not an adjective.

bankrupt and impoverish both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bankrupt Yes Yes Yes No
impoverish No No Yes No
As verbs, impoverish is a hypernym of bankrupt; that is, impoverish is a word with a broader meaning than bankrupt:
  • bankrupt: reduce to bankruptcy
  • impoverish: make poor
bankrupt (noun) impoverish (noun)
someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
bankrupt (adjective) impoverish (adjective)
financially ruined
bankrupt (verb) impoverish (verb)
reduce to bankruptcy take away
make poor
Difference between bankrupt and impoverish

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