impoverishment

im·pov·er·ish

I0064200 (ĭm-pŏv′ər-ĭsh, -pŏv′rĭsh)tr.v. im·pov·er·ished, im·pov·er·ish·ing, im·pov·er·ish·es 1. To reduce to poverty; make poor.2. To deprive of richness or strength: impoverish the soil by overuse.

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[Middle English empoverishen, from Old French empovrir, empovriss- : en-, causative pref.; see en-¹ + povre, poor (from Latin pauper; see pauper).]

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im·pov′er·ish·ment n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	impoverishment - the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessionspoorness, povertyfinancial condition - the condition of (corporate or personal) financesdeprivation, neediness, privation, want - a state of extreme povertydestitution - a state without friends or money or prospectsindigence, pauperism, pauperization, penury, need - a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"impecuniousness, pennilessness, penuriousness - a state of lacking money
	2.	impoverishment - the act of making someone poorpauperisation, pauperizationprivation, deprivation - act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights"

impoverishment

noun1. The condition of being extremely poor:beggary, destitution, impecuniosity, impecuniousness, indigence, need, neediness, pennilessness, penuriousness, penury, poverty, privation, want.2. The depletion or sapping of strength or energy:attenuation, debilitation, depletion, devitalization, enervation, enfeeblement.

Translations

穷困

impoverish

(imˈpovəriʃ) verb to make poor. 使窮困 使穷困imˈpoverishment noun 窮困 穷困