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Webster 1913 Edition

Impoverishment

Im-pov′er-ish-ment

,

Noun.

[Cf. OF.

empoverissement

, and F.

appauvrissement

.]

The act of impoverishing, or the state of being impoverished; reduction to poverty.

Sir W. Scott.

Webster 1828 Edition

Impoverishment

IMPOV'ERISHMENT

,

Noun.

Depauperation; a reducing to indigence; exhaustion; drain of wealth, richness or fertility.

Definition 2024

impoverishment

impoverishment

English

Noun

impoverishment ‎(usually uncountable, plural impoverishments)

The action of impoverishing someone.
The state of being impoverished.

Synonyms

immiseration

Translations

action of impoverishing someone

Maori: whakapōharatanga

state of being impoverished

Belarusian: абядненне n ‎(abjadnjennje)
German: Verarmung f
Greek: εξαθλίωση (el) ‎(exathlíosi)

Italian: impoverimento (it) m
Maori: whakapōharatanga
Russian: обеднение (ru) ‎(obednenije)