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impoverishes

impoverishes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of impoverish.

Meaning of impoverish

Verb

impoverish (third-person singular simple present impoverishes, present participle impoverishing, simple past and past participle impoverished)

  1. (transitive) To make poor.
    Antonyms:
    enrich
  2. (transitive) To weaken in quality; to deprive of some strength or richness.
    • That exuberant crop quickly impoverishes any fertile soil.
    Synonyms:
    deplete
  3. (intransitive) To become poor.

Questions about impoverishes

What is impoverishes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Impoverishes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of impoverish.

Words near impoverishes in the dictionary

  1. impoverishedness
  2. impoverishee
  3. impoverishees
  4. impoverisher
  5. impoverishers
  6. impoverishes
  7. impoverisheth
  8. impoverishing
  9. impoverishment
  10. impoverishments
  11. impoverisht

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