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IMPOVERISHED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Destroyed financially
Example:
the broken fortunes of the family
Synonyms:
broken; impoverished; wiped out
Classified under:
Similar:
destroyed (spoiled or ruined or demolished)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Poor enough to need help from others
Synonyms:
destitute; impoverished; indigent; necessitous; needy; poverty-stricken
Classified under:
Similar:
poor (having little money or few possessions)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb impoverish
