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poverish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pover-ish
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To impoverish.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

poverishes (present, singular) poverishing (participle, present) poverished (participle, past) poverished (past)

Synonyms

empoverish impoor pauperize ruin beggar depauperate depauperize destitute embeggar immiserate impoverish poor

Questions

What does poverish mean?
To impoverish.

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