impoverish
verb (used with object)
to reduce to poverty.
has been impoverishing
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present perfect progressiveof impoverish (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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My dear, good grandmother has been impoverishing herself to pay for keeping me in London!
From That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 by Frances Eleanor Trollope
