dispauperize
dispauperize verb: to free from pauperism, or from paupers.
Verb
dispauperize (third-person singular simple present dispauperizes, present participle dispauperizing, simple past and past participle dispauperized)
- To free from pauperism, or from paupers.
- Thomas Whately, of Cookham, a clergyman, to whom the country is much indebted for the example he has set in dispauperizing that parish, gave me a list of books, forming a tolerable library, which were in circulation amongst his parishioners of the labouring classes, by whom they are eagerly read […]1834, Evidence on Drunkenness: Presented to the House of Commons
- In all our more recent reports from the dispauperized parishes, it is stated that the wages are improved, and that the amount paid is greater than in the adjacent pauperized parishes.1835, The Farmer's Magazine, volume 3, page 301
Forms of dispauperize
| third-person singular present | dispauperizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | dispauperizing |
| past participle | dispauperized |
| past | dispauperized |
Origin of dispauperize
From dis- + pauperize.
Questions about dispauperize
- What does dispauperize mean?
- Dispauperize means to free from pauperism, or from paupers.
- What part of speech is dispauperize?
- Dispauperize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of dispauperize?
- The past tense of dispauperize is dispauperized.
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