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Impoverish is an English word with synonyms like deprive or enrich. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Impoverish in a sentence

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Impoverish | Impoverished | Impoverishment | Impoverishing | Impoverishes

Impoverish meaning

  1. To make poor.
  2. To weaken in quality; to deprive of some strength or richness.
  3. To become poor.

Synonyms of Impoverish

deprive enrich worsen decline

Related words

Other words often associated with Impoverish or its synonyms:

better diminution strip change refuse descent aggravate fall status take improve modify

Using Impoverish

  • The main meaning on this page is: To make poor. | To weaken in quality; to deprive of some strength or richness. | To become poor.
  • Useful related words include: deprive, enrich, worsen, decline.
  • In the example corpus, impoverish often appears in combinations such as: further impoverish, and impoverish, impoverish nigerians.

Context around Impoverish

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

further 3× kings 1×

Often after:

nigerians 2× smallholder 1× african 1× innocent 1×

Sentence patterns with Impoverish

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

added would impoverish the news 1× class and impoverish the proletariat 1× could further impoverish them 1× designed to impoverish smallholder farmers 1× difficult and impoverish african villagers 1× nigerians and impoverish more citizens 1× the kings impoverish innocent people 1× to further impoverish nigerians 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a move designed 1× he however charged 1× he warned against 1× however critics of 1× moreover he believed 1× mr milei s 1×

Common sentence endings:

and information ecosystem 1× be advocating for 1× from such tourism 1× further impoverish nigerians 1× further impoverish them 1× impoverish the proletariat 1×

Words around Impoverish

Just before it in the word index:

impounds 4 impoundments 10 impoundment 16 impounding 20 impounded 166 impound 37

Just after it in the word index:

impoverished 330 impoverishes 6 impoverishing 9 impoverishment 23 impower 2 imppa 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Impoverish

  • In this selection, "impoverish" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, further, kings, nigerians, smallholder and african stand out and add context to how "impoverish" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include added would impoverish the news and class and impoverish the proletariat. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "impoverish" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with impoverish

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A move designed to impoverish smallholder farmers and lock them out of farming. (13 words)

The TUC said it viewed the move as another ploy to further impoverish Nigerians. (14 words)

He however charged the government to intervene before the kings impoverish innocent people under them. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

While some bank customers have seen the development as a way to further impoverish Nigerians, others are of the view that the CBN through this policy may be encouraging a cash-society as against the cashless policy it appears to be advocating for. (43 words)

However, critics of the fuel subsidy removal argue that it will further weaken the purchasing power of Nigerians and impoverish more citizens in a country where almost half of the population is poor. (33 words)

Officials from Botswana said a ban would negatively impact safari hunt revenue, hamper wildlife conservation, make anti-poaching efforts more difficult, and impoverish African villagers who make their living from such tourism. (32 words)

Example sentences (9)

However, critics of the fuel subsidy removal argue that it will further weaken the purchasing power of Nigerians and impoverish more citizens in a country where almost half of the population is poor.

A move designed to impoverish smallholder farmers and lock them out of farming.

Mr Milei’s intentions “to close or privatise state-owned media and no longer fund community media”, it added, “would impoverish the news and information ecosystem”.

Officials from Botswana said a ban would negatively impact safari hunt revenue, hamper wildlife conservation, make anti-poaching efforts more difficult, and impoverish African villagers who make their living from such tourism.

He however charged the government to intervene before the kings impoverish innocent people under them.

The TUC said it viewed the move as another ploy to further impoverish Nigerians.

While some bank customers have seen the development as a way to further impoverish Nigerians, others are of the view that the CBN through this policy may be encouraging a cash-society as against the cashless policy it appears to be advocating for.

He warned against the alleged destruction of some farm produce of some community members as that could further impoverish them.

Moreover, he believed that in the long-term, this process would necessarily enrich and empower the capitalist class and impoverish the proletariat.

Common combinations with impoverish

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "impoverish" in a sentence?
An example: "However, critics of the fuel subsidy removal argue that it will further weaken the purchasing power of Nigerians and impoverish more citizens in a country where almost half of the population is poor." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "impoverish" from authentic English texts.
What does "impoverish" mean?
Impoverish means: To make poor.
What are synonyms of "impoverish"?
Common synonyms of "impoverish" include: deprive, enrich, worsen, decline.
How many example sentences with "impoverish" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "impoverish", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.