impoverish
verb (used with object)
to reduce to poverty.
were impoverishing
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past progressiveof impoverish.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Asked about the tens of thousands of Afghans who were then fleeing to Europe, he said they were impoverishing their families and undermining Afghanistan’s future.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2021
