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1 impoverire
impoverire v.tr. to impoverish: lo sfruttamento ha impoverito quella nazione, exploitation has impoverished that nation.◘ impoverirsi v.intr.pron. to become* poor, to become* impoverished.* * *[impove'rire]1. vt2. vi* * *[impove'rire] 1.verbo transitivo to impoverish (anche fig.)2. 3.verbo pronominale impoverirsi impoverire* * *impoverire/impove'rire/ [102]to impoverish (anche fig.)(aus. essere). to become* poor, to get* poor.III impoverirsi verbo pronominale→ impoverire -
2 depauperare
depauperare v.tr. to impoverish, to depauperate, to pauperize; ( esaurire) to exhaust, to drain: la guerra ha depauperato il paese, the war has impoverished the country.* * *[depaupe'rare]verbo transitivo to impoverish* * *depauperare/depaupe'rare/ [1]to impoverish. -
3 immiserire
immiserire v.tr. to impoverish, to make* poor: la guerra immiserì il paese, the war impoverished the country◆ v. intr. → immiserirsi.◘ immiserirsi v.intr.pron.1 (diventar povero) to become* poor2 (perdere vigore) to weaken.* * *[immize'rire] 1.verbo transitivo to impoverish (anche fig.)2.* * *immiserire/immize'rire/ [102]to impoverish (anche fig.)(aus. essere), immiserirsito become* poor. -
4 dimagrare
dimagrare v.tr.1 → dimagrire 1◆ v. intr. → dimagrarsi.◘ dimagrarsi v.intr.pron.1 → dimagrire, dimagrirsi3 (agr.) to impoverish. -
5 affaticare
tire* * *affaticare v.tr.1 to tire, to weary, to fatigue: quel lavoro lo affaticò, that work tired him; affaticare gli occhi, to strain one's eyes // affaticare un cavallo, to override a horse // il capitano affaticò il nemico con frequenti attacchi, the captain harassed the enemy with frequent attacks◘ affaticarsi v.rifl.1 to tire, to get* tired; to get* strained: affaticare a furia di parlare, to talk oneself tired; affaticare nel fare qlco., to tire oneself doing sthg. // cerca di non affaticarti, try not to overdo it2 ( adoperarsi) to strive*3 ( lavorare accanitamente) to work hard, to toil: quell'uomo si affaticò per tutta la vita, that man worked hard (o toiled) all his life.* * *[affati'kare]1. vt2. vr (affaticarsi)(stancarsi) to get tiredaffaticarsi a fare qc — to tire o.s. out doing sth
* * *[affati'kare] 1. 2.verbo pronominale affaticarsi1) (stancarsi) to tire, to get* tired2) (sforzarsi) to strive** * *affaticare/affati'kare/ [1]to tire, to fatigue [ persona]; to strain [occhi, gambe, cuore]II affaticarsi verbo pronominale1 (stancarsi) to tire, to get* tired2 (sforzarsi) to strive*. -
6 estenuare
estenuare v.tr.1 ( spossare) to exhaust, to tire (out); to wear* (out); ( indebolire) to weaken, to drain, to enervate: il lungo viaggio lo estenuò, the long journey tired him out; questo tipo di lavoro mi sta estenuando, this type of work is draining me2 (fig.) ( impoverire) to impoverish, to drain: l'intenso sfruttamento ha estenuato il terreno, intense cultivation has impoverished the soil.◘ estenuarsi v.intr.pron. to get* exhausted; to exhaust oneself; to tire oneself out; to get* tired.* * *[estenu'are] 1. 2.verbo pronominale estenuarsi to exhaust oneself, to get* exhausted* * *estenuare/estenu'are/ [1](sfinire) to exhaust, to tire out, to wear* outII estenuarsi verbo pronominaleto exhaust oneself, to get* exhausted. -
7 depauperare vt
[depaupe'rare]frm to impoverish -
8 immiserire vt
[immize'rire] -
9 depauperare
vt [depaupe'rare]frm to impoverish -
10 immiserire
vt [immize'rire] -
11 impoverire
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Impoverish — Im*pov er*ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impoverished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impoverishing}.] [OF. empovrir; pref. em (L. in) + povre poor, F. pauvre; cf. OF. apovrir, F. appauvrir, where the prefix is a , L. ad. Cf. {Empoverish}, and see {Poor}, and {… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impoverish — index deplete, depreciate, deprive, despoil, plunder, spend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
impoverish — (v.) early 15c., empoverischen, from O.Fr. empoveriss , stem of empoverir, from em + povre poor (see POOR (Cf. poor)). Related: Impoverished; impoverishing … Etymology dictionary
impoverish — bankrupt, exhaust, *deplete, drain Antonyms: enrich Contrasted words: enhance, heighten, intensify: augment, *increase … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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
impoverish — [im päv′ər ish] vt. [ME empoverishen < extended stem of OFr empovrir < em (< L in , in) + povre < L pauper, POOR] 1. to make poor; reduce to poverty 2. to deprive of strength, resources, etc. impoverishment n … English World dictionary
impoverish — UK [ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃ] / US [ɪmˈpɑv(ə)rɪʃ] verb [transitive] Word forms impoverish : present tense I/you/we/they impoverish he/she/it impoverishes present participle impoverishing past tense impoverished past participle impoverished 1) to make a person… … English dictionary
impoverish — im|pov|e|rish [ımˈpɔvərıʃ US ımˈpa: ] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: empovrir, from povre poor ] 1.) to make someone very poor ▪ Falling coffee prices have impoverished many Third World economies. ▪ families impoverished by debt… … Dictionary of contemporary English
impoverish — [[t]ɪmpɒ̱vərɪʃ[/t]] impoverishes, impoverishing, impoverished 1) VERB Something that impoverishes a person or a country makes them poor. [V n] We need to reduce the burden of taxes that impoverish the economy. [V ed] ...a society impoverished by… … English dictionary
impoverish — /ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃ / (say im povuhrish), / vrɪʃ/ (say vrish) verb (t) 1. to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war. 2. to make poor in quality, productiveness, etc.; exhaust the strength or richness of: to impoverish the soil. Also, Obsolete,… …
impoverish — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English enpoverisshen, from Anglo French empoveriss , stem of empoverir, from en + povre poor more at poor Date: 15th century 1. to make poor 2. to deprive of strength, richness, or fertility by depleting or… … New Collegiate Dictionary