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impoverish vs pauperize

pauperize vs impoverish

impoverish and pauperize both are verbs.

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

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