What does pauperize mean?
Pauperize means (transitive) To make someone a pauper; to impoverish..
Pauperize
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
(transitive) To make someone a pauper; to impoverish..
Example Sentences
This is an Education which consists in the outleading of the blackguardizing, pauperizing, vagrant-like, and theftuous elements of the mentality, entirely withdrawn, and apart from any moral guidance, any elevating tendency, any ameliorating influence, nay, directly under the direction of the demoralized and the abandoned.
Burdocks, thistles, dwarf oaks, cottonweed, chalky holes and whitish puddles everywhere. It was all pauperized. The very bushes might have been on welfare.
He (Lee Kuan Yew) and his associates jailed opponents or pauperized them through civil court cases alleging slander or other misdemeanors.
Synonyms for pauperize
Antonyms for pauperize
Related Words
Word Forms
- pauperizes
- pauperizing
- pauperized
- pauperise
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for pauperize?
Common synonyms include beggar, depauperate, destitute, depauperize.
What is the opposite of pauperize?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use pauperize in a sentence?
This is an Education which consists in the outleading of the blackguardizing, pauperizing, vagrant-like, and theftuous elements of the mentality, entirely withdrawn, and apart from any moral guidance, any elevating tendency, any ameliorating influence, nay, directly under the direction of the demoralized and the abandoned.
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