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adjective

Definition of pauperizednext
as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions out of the job and newly pauperized, the single father had no idea what to do next a pauperized family taken in by a neighbor

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pauperized

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verb

past tense of pauperize
as in ruined

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pauperized
  1. impoverished
  2. ruined
  3. poor
  4. broke
Adjective
  • In Delhi, impoverished kids are learning to love reading and math, thanks to a police officer’s makeshift school.
    Shefali Rafiq, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Assad’s fall ends more than six decades of Baath Party rule that sought to center Syria as a leader in the Arab world, but instead left it corruption-riddled and impoverished.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of impoverished
Verb
  • They were all punished harshly—lives ruined.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Johnny sued Amber in 2019 for defamation, claiming that the op-ed article ruined his career and took away his acting opportunities, as well as his long-standing role in Pirates of the Caribbean.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of ruined
Adjective
  • So this poor kid [who finished in last], this single guy, for a year had to have a Fathead of his buddy in boxers, a giant life-size Fathead above his bed.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The cub was also hairless and found in poor condition.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of poor
Adjective
  • The movie’s protagonist, Frida (Naomi Ackie), is a broke cater waiter and nail artist who sneaks into the VIP section of an event she’s been working, only to trip on her heels and fall flat on her face.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Cuban himself ran side hustles, got fired from multiple jobs and nearly went broke on his path to becoming a billionaire.
    Megan Sauer, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of broke
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