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impoverish in Japanese

impoverish in Japanese is 貧しい — impoverish means to make someone poor.

impoverish in Japanese

貧しい
verb
Pronounced: mazushii
(transitive) To make poor.

What does "impoverish" mean?

  1. verb To make someone poor.
  2. verb To make something weaker or less rich in quality.
    "That exuberant crop quickly impoverishes any fertile soil."
  3. verb To grow poor.
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impoverish in a sentence

  • That exuberant crop quickly impoverishes any fertile soil.
  • To many of us, organized religion is obnoxious. Yet if we throw out the sense of peace, order and joy that flows from religious ritual, we impoverish ourselves.

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What is "impoverish" in Japanese?
"impoverish" in Japanese is 貧しい. impoverish means: To make someone poor.
How do you pronounce 貧しい?
"impoverish" in Japanese is 貧しい, pronounced "mazushii".
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