different between poverty vs impoverish

English

Etymology

From Middle English poverte, from Old French poverté (Modern French pauvreté), from Latin paupert?s, from pauper (“poor”) + -tas (“noun of state suffix”). Cognates include pauper, poor.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p?v?ti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??v?ti/

Noun

poverty (usually uncountable, plural poverties)

1. The quality or state of being poor; lack of money
2. Any deficiency of elements or resources that are needed or desired, or that constitute richness

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:poverty

Antonyms

• See also Thesaurus:wealth

Derived terms

• energy poverty
• period poverty
• poverty line
• poverty of the stimulus
• poverty-ridden
• poverty-stricken
• primary poverty
• secondary poverty
• transport poverty

Related terms

• poor
• poorness

Translations

See also

• aporophobia

English

Etymology

From Middle English impoverishen, empoverishen, from Old French empoverir, from em- + povre, from Latin pauper (“poor”) (English poor).

Verb

impoverish (third-person singular simple present impoverishes, present participle impoverishing, simple past and past participle impoverished)

1. (transitive) To make poor.
2. (transitive) To weaken in quality; to deprive of some strength or richness.

3. (intransitive) To become poor.

Synonyms

• ruin
• (weaken, deprive): deplete

Antonyms

• enrich

Derived terms

• impoverisher
• impoverishment

Translations

See also

• immiserate

Further reading

• impoverish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• impoverish in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• impoverish at OneLook Dictionary Search