pauperise
pauperise is the alternative spelling of pauperize.
Meaning of pauperize
Verb
pauperize (third-person singular simple present pauperizes, present participle pauperizing, simple past and past participle pauperized)
- To make someone a pauper; to impoverish.
- This is an Education which consists in the outleading of the blackguardizing, pauperizing, vagrant-like, and theftuous elements of the mentality, entirely withdrawn, and apart from any moral guidance, any elevating tendency, any ameliorating influence, nay, directly under the direction of the...1851, Philomathos, “Ought Government to Provide a Secular Education For the People?”, in The British Controversialist: And Literary Magazine, number 13, page 351
- Synonyms:
- beggar, depauperate, destitute, depauperize, embeggar, empoverish, immiserate, impoor, impoverish, poor
Forms of pauperise
| third-person singular present | pauperises |
|---|---|
| present participle | pauperising |
| past participle | pauperised |
| past | pauperised |
Questions about pauperise
- What is pauperise the alternative spelling of?
- Pauperise is the alternative spelling of pauperize.
Words near pauperise in the dictionary
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