impoverish
verb (used with object)
to reduce to poverty.
are impoverishing
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present progressiveof impoverish.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But many Black farmers say greedy merchants are impoverishing farmers.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2021
I recently spoke by phone with Gelernter, who has done path-breaking work in his field, and has more recently written about how American intellectuals are impoverishing the country and its values.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2018
