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pauperize vs impoverish

impoverish vs pauperize

pauperize and impoverish both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pauperize No No Yes No
impoverish No No Yes No
As verbs, impoverish is a hypernym of pauperize; that is, impoverish is a word with a broader meaning than pauperize:
  • pauperize: reduce to beggary
  • impoverish: make poor
pauperize (verb) impoverish (verb)
reduce to beggary take away
make poor
Difference between pauperize and impoverish

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