impoverish

verbCommon GRE wordMore I words

to make poor or to deprive of strength and richness

In a sentence

Impoverish in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing impoverish in a sentence.

Decades of overfarming impoverished the once-fertile soil.

Synonyms

bankruptdepletedrainruin

Antonyms

enrichenhance

Keep going

a person who attacks cherished beliefs or established institutions

attacking or undermining traditional beliefs and institutions

guided by ideals rather than by practical considerations

a peculiar habit or feature distinctive to an individual

excessively or blindly devoted to something or someone

extreme admiration or worship of someone or something, often to an excessive degree

to admire or revere someone to an excessive degree

charmingly peaceful and free of trouble

Common questions

Impoverish (verb) means to make poor or to deprive of strength and richness

Here is impoverish used in an example sentence: "Decades of overfarming impoverished the once-fertile soil."

Common synonyms for impoverish include bankrupt, deplete, drain, ruin.

Antonyms of impoverish include enrich, enhance.

Impoverish is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.