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Beggared — Beggar Beg gar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beggared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beggaring}.] 1. To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to seem very poor and inadequate. [1913 Webster] It beggared all … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beggared — Synonyms and related words: beggarly, bereaved, bereft, broke, deprived, destitute, disadvantaged, flat, fleeced, fortuneless, ghettoized, impecunious, impoverished, in need, in rags, in want, indigent, mendicant, necessitous, needy, on relief,… … Moby Thesaurus
beggared — adj. impoverished, destitute beg·gar || begÉ™ n. one who begs, panhandler, pauper; impoverished person, indigent; man or boy (Slang) v. destroy, ruin, impoverish … English contemporary dictionary
beggared — … Useful english dictionary
Beggar — Beg gar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beggared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beggaring}.] 1. To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to seem very poor and inadequate. [1913 Webster] It beggared all… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beggaring — Beggar Beg gar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beggared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beggaring}.] 1. To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to seem very poor and inadequate. [1913 Webster] It beggared all … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
St. Cyprian of Carthage — St. Cyprian of Carthage † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Cyprian of Carthage (Thaschus Cæcilius Cyprianus). Bishop and martyr. Of the date of the saint s birth and of his early life nothing is known. At the time of his conversion to… … Catholic encyclopedia
Nonpayment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Nonpayment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 nonpayment nonpayment Sgm: N 1 default default defalcation Sgm: N 1 protest protest repudiation Sgm: N 1 application of the sponge| application of the sponge| =>! Sgm … English dictionary for students
beggar — I UK [ˈbeɡə(r)] / US [ˈbeɡər] noun [countable] Word forms beggar : singular beggar plural beggars someone who is very poor and lives by asking people for money or food • lucky/lazy/cheeky etc beggar British spoken used in a friendly way for… … English dictionary
beggar — I. noun Etymology: Middle English beggere, beggare, from beggen to beg + ere, are 2 er Date: 13th century 1. one that begs; especially a person who lives by asking for gifts 2. pauper 3. fellow 4c II … New Collegiate Dictionary
