impoverished
Pronunciation:
/ɪmˈpɒv(ə)ɹɪʃt//ɪmˈpɑvəɹɪʃt/verb
Definitions
To make poor.
To weaken in quality; to deprive of some strength or richness.
Example: That exuberant crop quickly impoverishes any fertile soil.
To become poor.
adjective
Definitions
Reduced to poverty.
Having lost a component, an ingredient, or a faculty or a feature; rendered poor in something; depleted.
Example: English has an impoverished inflectional system.