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impoverish

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  1. deplete               
 
im.pov.er.ish \im-'pa:v-(*-)rish\ \-m*nt\ vt [ME enpoverisen, fr. MF 
   empovriss-, stem of empovrir, fr. ]en- + povre poor - more at POOR 1: to 
   make poor  2: to deprive of strength, richness, or fertility  - 
   im.pov.er.ish.er n