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poverishing

poverishing is the present participle and gerund of poverish.

Meaning of poverish

Verb

poverish (third-person singular simple present poverishes, present participle poverishing, simple past and past participle poverished)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To impoverish.

Questions about poverishing

What is poverishing the present participle and gerund of?
Poverishing is the present participle and gerund of poverish.

Words near poverishing in the dictionary

  1. Poveda
  2. Povedas
  3. poverish
  4. poverished
  5. poverishes
  6. poverishing
  7. poverishment
  8. povertician
  9. poverticians
  10. povertie
  11. poverties

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