Impoverish
41drain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. draw off, empty, exhaust, leak, drip, dry up. n. outlet, spout, sewer, ditch, gutter. See water, use, dryness, egress, waste, cleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A pipe or conduit] Syn. duct, channel,… …
42enrich — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. endow, aggrandize, make wealthy; embellish, ornament, adorn, beautify; fertilize; cultivate, develop. See improvement, money. Ant., impoverish. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. enhance, adorn, ameliorate,… …
43waste — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Gradual loss or decay Nouns 1. waste, wastage; dissipation; dispersion; ebb; leakage, loss; wear and tear; extravagance, wastefulness, prodigality, conspicuous consumption; waste of time; jeunesse dorée; …
44Waste — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Waste >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 consumption consumption expenditure exhaustion Sgm: N 1 dispersion dispersion &c. 73 Sgm: N 1 ebb ebb Sgm: N 1 leakage leakage &c.(exudation) 295 …
45Poverty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Poverty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 poverty poverty indigence penury pauperism destitution want Sgm: N 1 need need neediness Sgm: N 1 lack lack necessity privation …
46impoverishment — (n.) 1550s; see IMPOVERISH (Cf. impoverish) + MENT (Cf. ment) …
47exhaust — [v1] tire or wear out bankrupt, burn out*, conk out*, cripple, debilitate, disable, do in*, drain, draw, enervate, enfeeble, fag, fatigue, frazzle, impoverish, overdo, overexert, overextend, overfatigue, overtire, overwork, peter out*, poop*,… …
48poverish — transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ es) Etymology: Middle English povereshen, alteration of Middle French empovriss , stem of empovrir more at impoverish archaic : impoverish …
49de|pau|per|ate — «dih P puh rayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to make poor; impoverish. 2. to reduce in quality, vigor, or capacity. –adj. impoverished; reduced in quality …
50em|pov|er|ish — «ehm POV uhr ihsh, POV rihsh», transitive verb. = impoverish. (Cf. ↑impoverish) …
