- pauperize
- transitive verb (-ized; -izing) Date: 1834 to reduce to poverty • pauperization noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Pauperize — Pau per*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pauperized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pauperizing}.] To reduce to pauperism; as, to pauperize the peasantry. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pauperize — index deplete, deprive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pauperize — (Amer.) pau·per·ize || pÉ”ËpÉ™raɪz v. fall into poverty, become destitute, become poor; make very poor, impoverish; reduce to pauperism (also pauperise) … English contemporary dictionary
pauperize — [pô′pər īz΄] vt. pauperized, pauperizing to make a pauper of; impoverish pauperization n … English World dictionary
pauperize — UK [ˈpɔːpəraɪz] / US [ˈpɔpəˌraɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms pauperize : present tense I/you/we/they pauperize he/she/it pauperizes present participle pauperizing past tense pauperized past participle pauperized formal to make someone extremely … English dictionary
pauperize — pauper ► NOUN 1) a very poor person. 2) historical a recipient of public charity. DERIVATIVES pauperism noun pauperize (also pauperise) verb. ORIGIN from Latin, poor … English terms dictionary
pauperize — pauperization, n. pauperizer, n. /paw peuh ruyz /, v.t., pauperized, pauperizing. to make a pauper of: His extravagance pauperized him. Also, esp. Brit., pauperise. [1825 35; PAUPER + IZE] * * * … Universalium
pauperize — verb To make someone a pauper; to impoverish … Wiktionary
pauperize — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To reduce to financial insolvency: bankrupt, break, bust, impoverish, ruin. Slang: clean out. 5ee MONEY … English dictionary for students
pauperize — pau|per|ize [ pɔpə,raız ] verb transitive FORMAL to make someone extremely poor … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
