Verb
- 1. impoverish, deprive
- usage: make poor
- 2. deprive, impoverish, worsen, decline
- usage: take away
Adjective
- 1. destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken, poor (vs. rich)
- usage: poor enough to need help from others
- 2. broken, wiped out(predicate), impoverished, destroyed (vs. preserved)
- usage: destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family"
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