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View synonyms for pauperize
pauperize
[ paw-puh-rahyz ]
verb (used with object)
, pau·per·ized, pau·per·iz·ing.
- to make a pauper of:
His extravagance pauperized him.
pauperize
/ ˈpɔːpəˌraɪz /
verb
- tr to make a pauper of; impoverish
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- pauper·i·zation noun
- pauper·izer noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pauperize1
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Example Sentences
German merchants are conducting a secret propaganda intending to steal our trade and pauperize our nation.
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He did not propose to pauperize his farm by applying his personal ignorance to working it.
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Whatever tends to pauperize our people or impair the earning power of the laboring class I do not favor.
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A limited endowment fund would be helpful, but too large endowment tends to pauperize a local institution.
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That furnishing free books tends to pauperize the community and to discourage the purchase of books for home use.
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