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Impoverishment — Im*pov er*ish*ment, n. [Cf. OF. empoverissement, and F. appauvrissement.] The act of impoverishing, or the state of being impoverished; reduction to poverty. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impoverishment — (n.) 1550s; see IMPOVERISH (Cf. impoverish) + MENT (Cf. ment) … Etymology dictionary
impoverishment — [[t]ɪmpɒ̱vərɪʃmənt[/t]] N UNCOUNT Impoverishment is the state or process of being impoverished. ...a meeting of experts on how the impoverishment of Africa can be reversed... National isolation can only cause economic and cultural impoverishment … English dictionary
impoverishment — impoverish ► VERB 1) make poor. 2) exhaust the strength or natural fertility of. DERIVATIVES impoverishment noun. ORIGIN Old French empoverir, from povre poor … English terms dictionary
impoverishment — noun see impoverish … New Collegiate Dictionary
impoverishment — See impoverish. * * * … Universalium
impoverishment — noun a) The action of impoverishing someone. b) The state of being impoverished … Wiktionary
impoverishment — Смотри Разубоживание … Энциклопедический словарь по металлургии
impoverishment — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The condition of being extremely poor: beggary, destitution, impecuniosity, impecuniousness, indigence, need, neediness, pennilessness, penuriousness, penury, poverty, privation, want. See RICH. 2. The depletion or… … English dictionary for students
impoverishment — im pov·er·ish·ment || ɪm pÉ‘vrɪʃmÉ™nt / pÉ’ n. act of making poor, pauperization … English contemporary dictionary
