pauperize

pau·per·ize

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [paw-puh-rahyz]
- /ˈpɔ pəˌraɪz/
- /ˈpɔː.pə.raɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [paw-puh-rahyz]
- /ˈpɔ pəˌraɪz/

Definitions of pauperize word

verb with object pauperize to make a pauper of: His extravagance pauperized him. 1
verb pauperize to make a pauper of; impoverish 0

See all 2 definitions of pauperize

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Origin of pauperize

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

First recorded in 1825-35; pauper + -ize

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Parts of speech for Pauperize

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pauperize

pauperize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for pauperize

verb pauperize

bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
bant — string
banted — to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
banting — slimming by avoiding eating sugar, starch, and fat
bants — to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.

noun pauperize

wrecker — a person or thing that wrecks.

All 25 Synonyms of pauperize