Synonyms of pauperize
12 similar words
Another word for pauperize is ruin. Other synonyms of pauperize are beggar, destitute and immiserate.
Synonyms and similar words for pauperize
verbTo make someone a pauper; to impoverish.
- beggarTo make a beggar of someone; impoverish.
- depauperateTo impoverish.
- destituteTo impoverish; to strip of wealth, resources, etc.
- depauperizeTo impoverish, to make poor (to make depauperate).
- immiserateTo impoverish (someone); to make someone sink into misery.
- impoverish
- ruinTo cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
- embeggar obsolete, rareSynonym of beggar (“to impoverish”).
- empoverish obsolete
- impoor obsoleteTo impoverish.
- poor rareSynonym of impoverish, to make poor.
- poverish obsoleteTo impoverish.
Meaning of pauperize
- verb To make someone a pauper; to impoverish.
Questions about synonyms of pauperize
- What is another word for pauperize?
- Pauperize has 12 synonyms on Word.ws, such as ruin, beggar, destitute and immiserate.
- What does pauperize mean?
- Pauperize means to make someone a pauper; to impoverish.
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