impoverish

Etymology

From Middle English impoverishen, empoverishen, from Old French empoverir, from em- + povre, from Latin pauper (“poor”) (English poor).

verb

  1. (transitive) To make poor.
  2. (transitive) To weaken in quality; to deprive of some strength or richness.
    That exuberant crop quickly impoverishes any fertile soil.
  3. (intransitive) To become poor.

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