impoor en · VERB
Etymology
From im- + poor.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) To impoverish.
Neither waves, nor thieves, nor fire Nor have rots impoor'd this Sire
1614, William Browne, The Shepheard's Pipe:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| impoors | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| impooring | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| impoored | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| impoored | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
ruin · embeggar · poor · beggar · empoverish · poor · embeggar · depauperate · immiserate · impoor · depauperize · pauperize · impoverish · pauperize · poverish · destitute