reduce+to+poverty
91impoverish — /ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃ / (say im povuhrish), / vrɪʃ/ (say vrish) verb (t) 1. to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war. 2. to make poor in quality, productiveness, etc.; exhaust the strength or richness of: to impoverish the soil. Also, Obsolete,… …
92beggar — ► NOUN 1) a person who lives by begging for food or money. 2) informal a person of a specified type: lucky beggar! ► VERB ▪ reduce to poverty. ● beggar belief (or description) Cf. ↑beggar description ● …
93impoverish — [im päv′ər ish] vt. [ME empoverishen < extended stem of OFr empovrir < em (< L in , in) + povre < L pauper, POOR] 1. to make poor; reduce to poverty 2. to deprive of strength, resources, etc. impoverishment n …
94beggar — n. & v. n. 1 a person who begs, esp. one who lives by begging. 2 a poor person. 3 colloq. a person; a fellow (poor beggar). v.tr. 1 reduce to poverty. 2 outshine. 3 exhaust the resources of (beggar description). Phrases and idioms: beggar my… …
95ruinate — I. ˈrüə̇ˌnāt, ˈru̇ə̇ , usu ād.+V adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin ruinatus, past participle of ruinare to ruin : ruined II. verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Medieval …
96reduced circumstances — poverty after relative prosperity. → reduce …
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99United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
100United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
