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/ɪˈmɪzəɹeɪt/ · verb
(transitive) To impoverish (someone); to make someone sink into misery..
By far the most powerful dynamic conception of capitalism as a system wracked by unavoidable change is the classic Marxian view in which a working class is first immiserated, then disciplined, finally goaded beyond endurance by a system that systematically exploits and deceives it.
The fun, pleasurable aspect of playbor troubles scholars because it seems to suggest that playborers are not exploited; exploitation is supposed to be immiserating, not fun.
Higher inequality, in part the result of a real estate boom that immiserated some and enriched others, meant more wealth in the hands of the high-saving rich.
These regimes will favor older people and contain and immiserate the young.
Use immiserate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Immiserate means (transitive) To impoverish (someone); to make someone sink into misery..
Common synonyms include depauperate, destitute, pauperize, beggar.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
By far the most powerful dynamic conception of capitalism as a system wracked by unavoidable change is the classic Marxian view in which a working class is first immiserated, then disciplined, finally goaded beyond endurance by a system that systematically exploits and deceives it.
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