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immiserate

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɪˈmɪzəɹeɪt/

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verb

Meaning 1

To impoverish (someone); to make someone sink into misery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: depauperate, destitute, pauperize, beggar, depauperize, embeggar, empoverish, immiserate, impoor, impoverish, poor, poverish, ruin

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Back-formation from immiseration.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: разорявам (razorjavam) — impoverish
  • Bulgarian: разоря (razorja) — impoverish
  • Bulgarian: обеднявам (obednjavam) — impoverish
  • Bulgarian: обедня (obednja) — impoverish
  • Czech: zbídačit — impoverish
  • German: but see verarmen lassen — impoverish
  • Polish: zubażać — impoverish
  • Polish: zubożyć — impoverish
  • Romanian: sărăci — impoverish
  • Spanish: miserabilizar — impoverish