Overview of verb impoverish

The verb impoverish has 2 senses

• impoverish -- (make poor)


• deprive, impoverish -- (take away)

Overview of adj impoverished

The adj impoverished has 2 senses

• destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken -- (poor enough to need help from others)


• broken, wiped out, impoverished -- (destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family")