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impoverish

verb
  1. To make poor.

  2. To weaken in quality; to deprive of some strength or richness.

    "That exuberant crop quickly impoverishes any fertile soil."

  3. To become poor.

Synonymsdeplete, ruin
Antonymsenrich

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