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be impoverished

VERB

lose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drop fail forget give up squander suffer surrender waste

STRONG

bereave capitulate consume default deplete disinherit displace dispossess dissipate divest drain exhaust expend forfeit lavish misplace miss misspend oust relinquish rob sacrifice yield

WEAK

be careless be reduced become poorer fail to keep fall short pass up suffer loss use up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fight hoard save win

STRONG

accumulate collect fill gather give hold keep refuse starve take

WEAK

achieve confront face hold on to maintain meet succeed

Example Sentences

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Otherwise, the rest of the budget, defense and otherwise, is going to be impoverished by the nuclear juggernaut.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2024

No one should be left behind or be impoverished by these policies, "otherwise it will be a problem for democracy", he said.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2023

But our way of existing will be impoverished in the process.

From Scientific American • Jul. 12, 2023

Will they be impoverished by the roads paved, bridges repaired, airports upgraded, high-speed rail links built?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2021

The companies are declared to be impoverished by the taking of inordinate numbers of apprentices.

From The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury by Hibbert, Francis Aiden

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