Impoverished Meaning
/ɪmˈpɑvəɹɪʃt/, /ɪmˈpɒv(ə)ɹɪʃt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjReduced to poverty.
adjHaving lost a component, an ingredient, a faculty or a feature; rendered poor in something; depleted.
"English has an impoverished inflectional system."
"[I]t was out of print for 28 years, before an edition (now rare) was published in 1960, impoverished by having all citations removed."— 2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 488:
verbsimple past and past participle of impoverish
Sentence Examples
Haiti is a nation that seems hopelessly impoverished.
The war lasting for years impoverished the country.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ community had no access to clean drinking water.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The charity provides essential food and clean water to several ____ communities in the remote region.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ community had no access to clean drinking water.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The charity provides essential food and clean water to several ____ communities in the remote region.