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impoverish vs pauperise

pauperise vs impoverish

impoverish and pauperise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
impoverish No No Yes No
pauperise No No Yes No
As verbs, pauperise is a hyponym of impoverish; that is, pauperise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than impoverish:
  • impoverish: make poor
  • pauperise: reduce to beggary
Other hyponyms of impoverish include reduce, beggar, pauperize, bankrupt, break, ruin, smash.
impoverish (verb) pauperise (verb)
take away reduce to beggary
make poor
Difference between impoverish and pauperise

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